National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Daegu or Seoul that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Daegu 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.
Daegu form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the final against Jeonnam Dragons.It's back home for Daegu, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Seoul away with the result 3-2. Zeca and Cesinha (2) found the net in that victory. Cesinha has scored in three matches in a row. Badass! The forward Cesinha was named "man of the match" for Daegu with a rating of 9.15/10. Cesinha scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Ahead of that match, Daegu won a home game hosting Seoul (3-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Daegu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 1 and lost 4.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Daegu, as the K-League Classic home game vs Suwon is only four days away.
Seoul form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Seoul might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Daegu proved too strong as Seoul slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Paločević got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Paločević scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Seoul manager Ahn faced defeat when travelling to Daegu and losing 0-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Seoul playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Seoul wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Seoul have another match that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a K-League Classic game versus Suwon Bluewings. A strenuous calendar for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Daegu, four draws and two wins for Seoul. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ko 11 goals | C. Silva dos Santos 10 goals | J. de Carvalho 7 goals |
Daegu missing players
Seoul missing players
| Daegu | Seoul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | ||
| 10.7 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
