National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jeonnam Dragons or Ulsan that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Jeonnam Dragons nor Ulsan 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.
Jeonnam Dragons form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Jeonnam Dragons have played 7 K League 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Jeonnam Dragons lost their last game at Anyang after a 0-2 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bucheon 1995 (2-5).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K League 2 game versus Cheonan City in only three days. This game is also played here at Gwangyang Stadium.
The Jeonnam fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Jeonnam Dragons have conceded 12 from these games.
Ulsan form and stats
They also participated in Korean Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The away performances of Ulsan have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the K-League Classic. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
It's the second away game in a row for Ulsan, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Suwon Bluewings last time out. A victory against Suwon Bluewings as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Ulsan hit the posts three times. Kim, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.01. Kim scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels.
Before that, Ulsan secured a home win against Seoul with the score 3-2.A new game in only four days for Ulsan, the K-League Classic home match versus Daejeon Citizen. Busy days.
Ulsan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Jeonnam Dragons five wins, two draws and Ulsan three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Joo 6 goals | G. Ludwigson 6 goals |  V. Qazaishvili 5 goals |
Jeonnam Dragons missing players
Ulsan missing players
| Jeonnam Dragons | Ulsan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 43 | 20 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 8% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| 11.7 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gimpo | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Anyang | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Sangju Sangmu | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Busan I'Park | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Bucheon 1995 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Gyeongnam | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Seongnam | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Seoul E. | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Asan Mugunghwa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Cheongju | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 12 | Ansan Greeners | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 10 |
| 13 | Cheonan City | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -23 | 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 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Seoul | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Daegu | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Motors | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Gwangju | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Suwon | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 10 | Incheon United | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
