Ulsan prepare for this after their 4-2 result against Jeonbuk Motors, a game they learned a lot from. How will they do against Pohang Steelers?
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (8) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most scored goals (13) away in K-League 1
It's no vacation for neither Ulsan nor Pohang Steelers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ulsan form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium as Ulsan, who have the most clean sheets (8) in K-League 1, have scored 14 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the K-League 1 are 4-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Ulsan enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Jeonbuk Motors's place. The match ended 4-2 with Dave Bulthuis, Lukas Hinterseer, Min-jun Kim and Dong-jun Lee scoring. Midfield player Bit-garam Yoon got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Yoon signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total). A goal frenzy last time out for Ulsan, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Jeonbuk Motors. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that, Ulsan drew at home versus Suwon Bluewings.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ulsan handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, six draws and three defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gyeongnam are coming to town in four days.
Ulsan can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 14 times. Ulsan have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (13) away in K-League 1, are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the K-League 1.
It's the second away game in a row for Steelers, but there's smiles all around after the 4-3 victory versus Suwon (placed 8th) in the K-League 1 last time out. Sang-hyeob Im got a match rating of 8.83 in that game, top player of the team. Im scored three goals and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Steelers, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Goalkeeper Hyeon-mu Kang was absolutely vital in the Steelers victory against Suwon, making six saves. It's hard not to mention Sang-hyeob Im's lethal finishing against Suwon. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Incheon United that ended 1-1.Pohang Steelers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The FA Cup trip to Asan Mugunghwa.
Steelers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pohang Steelers - Ulsan 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Ulsan wins - draws - Pohang Steelers wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Song 6 goals |  S. Lim 6 goals |  D. Lee 5 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Ulsan | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 81% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 38% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 34% |
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pohang Steelers have the most scored goals (13) away in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ulsan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ulsan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (8) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in K-League 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Daegu | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Suwon | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Seoul | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 14 |