National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Seoul or Jeju United that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Seoul form and stats
Seoul was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Korean Cup.3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Seoul have to build on here at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the K-League Classic.
Seoul haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 192 minutes ago. Sang-Ho scored that one.
The Seoul followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Seoul World Cup Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Seongnam. Defender Barba got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Barba hit two key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Gangwon (0-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Seoul, as the K-League Classic home game vs Sangju Sangmu is only three days away.
A decent goal production from Seoul in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches.
Jeju United form and stats
Jeju was sent out of Korean Cup in the 3rd round last season.Jeju United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Jeju United collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the K-League Classic. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Jeju United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Chang-Min was the goal scorer.
Jeju played 0-0 against Suwon Bluewings in their previous match. Defender Bong-Soo was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Bong-Soo won 13 of 16 duels.
It was a K-League Classic defeat before that one as the away game against Ulsan wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The K-League Classic trip to Jeonbuk Motors.
Jeju United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Seoul won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Jeju United got seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Joo 7 goals |  S. Na 5 goals | J. Kim 3 goals |
Seoul missing players
Jeju United missing players
| Seoul | Jeju United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 32% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 29% | ||
| 7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 |
