National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ulsan or Bucheon 1995 that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Ulsan and Bucheon 1995.
Ulsan form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium as Ulsan have scored 13 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the K-League Classic are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ulsan, who played 0-0 against Seongnam. That match was also played at this venue (Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium). Midfield player Amano got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Amano hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the K-League Classic match versus Seoul with a 2-1 scoreline.Ulsan are traveling soon after this match as the K-League Classic match at Pohang Steelers awaits in three days.
Ulsan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Ulsan have conceded only 8 goals.
Bucheon 1995 form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the K League 2.
Bucheon play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Busan I'Park.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Anyang.After this away game Bucheon 1995 return home for a K League 2 game against Daejeon Citizen. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bucheon 1995 have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Eom 8 goals | L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 7 goals | J. Amano 6 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Bucheon 1995 missing players
| Ulsan | Bucheon 1995 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Daegu | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Seoul | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Suwon | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Sangju Sangmu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -16 | 12 |
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Daejeon Citizen | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Bucheon 1995 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Anyang | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 5 | Asan Mugunghwa | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Gyeongnam | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Seoul E. | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | Gimpo | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -13 | 21 |
| 9 | Jeonnam Dragons | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Ansan Greeners | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 11 | Busan I'Park | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
