Football betting preview: Ulsan favourites when Suwon Bluewings visits

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 08.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium (44102 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Ulsan leading Suwon Bluewings by 22 points.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ulsan form and stats

13 points is a decent return from 6 K-League 1 games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ulsan after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Ulsan are returning here after visiting Busan I'Park in a K-League 1 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Yoon Bit-Garam and Junior Negao scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Gangwon.

Manager D. Kim felt very clever after Junior Negao scored the winning goal against Busan I'Park, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 78th minute.

A decent goal production from Ulsan in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Ulsan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.

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Suwon Bluewings form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the K-League 1.

Suwon Bluewings's previous game was their home loss versus Daegu (0-1). Prior to that match, the Bluewings manager S. Ju faced defeat when travelling to Seongnam and losing 0-1.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bluewings are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Suwon Bluewings - Ulsan 2-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Ulsan, two draws and one win for Suwon Bluewings. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

UlsanG. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior
G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior
18 goals
Suwon BluewingsA. Taggart
A. Taggart
4 goals
UlsanI. Kim
I. Kim
3 goals

Ulsan missing players

Suwon Bluewings missing players

Ulsan Suwon Bluewings
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 6 14
11 4 2 Won W 0 2 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
1 1 0 Lost L 2 2 7
34 11 5 Scored S 1 5 13
10 4 1 Conceded C 4 5 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 93%
86% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 43%
57% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 17% 29%
43% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 29%
21% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
50% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 36%
43% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 29%
7% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 43%
 
5.7 5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 4 3.9
4.2 3.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.8 4.1
1.9 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
149 64 24 Total Shots T S 12 53 138
72 29 12 Shots on Target S O 6 18 46
47% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 28%
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Suwon Bluewings has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
  • Suwon Bluewings has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
  • Ulsan has the most scored goals (34)
  • Ulsan has the most scored goals in the first half (14)
  • Ulsan has the the best goal difference (+24)
  • Ulsan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ulsan have scored more than double the goals of Suwon Bluewings.
  • Ulsan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ulsan is in the best form (5-0-1)

  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 14 11 2 1 34 10 6 4 1 1 11 4 8 7 1 0 23 6 24 35
2 Jeonbuk Motors 14 10 2 2 23 9 7 6 1 0 12 3 7 4 1 2 11 6 14 32
3 Daegu 14 7 4 3 26 16 7 4 2 1 17 7 7 3 2 2 9 9 10 25
4 Sangju Sangmu 14 7 4 3 17 18 7 5 0 2 10 9 7 2 4 1 7 9 -1 25
5 Pohang Steelers 14 7 3 4 27 17 7 2 2 3 8 10 7 5 1 1 19 7 10 24
6 Gangwon 15 4 4 7 18 24 7 3 2 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 16
7 Seoul 15 5 1 9 14 30 7 3 0 4 6 10 8 2 1 5 8 20 -16 16
8 Busan I'Park 14 3 6 5 15 19 8 1 5 2 8 8 6 2 1 3 7 11 -4 15
9 Seongnam 14 3 5 6 10 16 7 0 2 5 2 11 7 3 3 1 8 5 -6 14
10 Gwangju 14 4 2 8 13 20 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 2 1 4 5 8 -7 14
11 Suwon Bluewings 14 3 4 7 13 17 8 1 2 5 8 12 6 2 2 2 5 5 -4 13
12 Incheon United 14 0 5 9 8 22 7 0 3 4 5 12 7 0 2 5 3 10 -14 5

Read more about K-League 1

The K League 1 is the top level of the South Korean football league pyramid. It was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, later renamed K League Classic and in 2018 renamed K League 1. It currently has twelve teams playing 33 fixtures each, then enter championship and relegation rounds.