Ulsan are located at 1st, while Seoul are bringing up the rear 21 points behind in the standings. Will they cut the gap?
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+15) in K-League 1
It's no vacation for neither Ulsan nor Seoul 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
27 points is a decent return from 12 K-League 1 games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium after three straight home wins.
Ulsan's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Gangwon (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Jo loved the game against Gangwon. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
Before that, Ulsan had a home game versus Suwon Bluewings which ended with a victory 2-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Ulsan's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The Ulsan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Ulsan have conceded only 11 goals.
Seoul form and stats
3-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Seoul in their K-League 1 matches away.
Seoul play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Pohang Steelers (placed 3rd). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Ahn when Na scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Daegu.A quick return to home after this game, as Seoul are hosting Jeju United in the K-League 1 only three days away.
Seoul find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Seoul have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Seoul - Ulsan 1-2. Ulsan-Seoul H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ulsan eight wins, Seoul zero wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  W. Eom 10 goals | L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 9 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Seoul missing players
| Ulsan | Seoul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 74% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 17% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 61% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 13.6 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.8 |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 33% | 29% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | 28% |
| 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Ulsan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points (27) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points from losing position (19) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+15) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 50 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Seoul | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Suwon | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Daegu | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Gangwon | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Sangju Sangmu | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -21 | 15 |
