Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gyeongnam & Ulsan face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gyeongnam and Ulsan.
Gyeongnam form and stats
Last season, Gyeongnam's Korean Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.Gyeongnam's struggle is real here at Jinju Stadium with only 8 points collected from 8 K League 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Gwangju last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Bucheon 1995.There will be little rest for Gyeongnam after this match as they are travelling to Anyang for a K League 2 game in only three days.
The Gyeongnam fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Ulsan form and stats
Ulsan's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Ulsan's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ulsan collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the K-League Classic. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
The Ulsan goalkeeper Hyun-Woo Cho is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 259 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Ulsan play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Sangju Sangmu. Jo (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.3. Jo topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Jeju United in the K-League Classic.Ulsan have another fixture away from home in just three sleeps, a K-League Classic match versus Suwon. A gruelling fixture list for the visitors!
Ulsan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for Gyeongnam, four draws and six wins for Ulsan. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 7 goals | W. Eom 6 goals | J. Amano 5 goals |
Gyeongnam missing players
Ulsan missing players
| Gyeongnam | Ulsan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 10 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gwangju | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Bucheon 1995 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Anyang | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Asan Mugunghwa | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Gyeongnam | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Seoul E. | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Jeonnam Dragons | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Gimpo | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 10 | Busan I'Park | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Ansan Greeners | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 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 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Daegu | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Seoul | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Suwon Bluewings | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Sangju Sangmu | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Suwon | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -15 | 9 |
