Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ulsan & Yangju Citizen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Ulsan saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the K-League Classic. Thankfully the previous game, versus Gangwon, was also a home game here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium. The away team is better rested.
9-7-18 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Yangju Citizen when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 34 matches are 32-57 (scored/conceded).
Ulsan form and stats
Ulsan was eliminated in the final last season in the Korean Cup. Jeonbuk Motors was too strong.25 points is a decent return from 12 K-League Classic games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.
Ulsan's previous game was a K-League Classic match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Gangwon. The home side are looking to build on that result. Valeri Qazaishvili (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Qazaishvili hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 28 successful passes (of 31 total). Manager M. Hong felt very clever after Dong-jun Lee scored the winning goal against Gangwon, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 36th minute.
Previous to that game, a K-League Classic home match hosting Daegu in a game that was won 2-1.Ulsan are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history one earlier game are comparable to this one, and Ulsan has won one time, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Ulsan has won by at least two goals zero times when in this position.
There will be little rest for Ulsan after this match as they are travelling to Jeju United for a K-League Classic game in only three days.
A decent goal production from Ulsan in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 12 league matches. Ulsan have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Yangju Citizen form and stats
Citizen's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Yangju Citizen have only collected 8 points from their away games in the National League, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Total Korean Cup statistics for Yangju Citizen: 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses. Citizen are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Changwon City fixture.
Citizen's last game was the home draw against Paju Citizen (1-1).
Prior to that match, the Citizen manager S. Hong faced defeat when travelling to Cheonan City and losing 0-3.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 42 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 15 wins, five draws and 22 defeats. 14 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Citizen's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Citizen in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Lee 8 goals | Kim Min-Jun 5 goals |  L. Hinterseer 5 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Yangju Citizen missing players
| Ulsan | Yangju Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 7% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Daegu | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Suwon | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Gangwon | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Seongnam | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Seoul | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheonan City | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Gimpo | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Gyeongju HNP | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Mokpo City | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Gimhae City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Ulsan Citize | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 7 | Busan Transportation | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Daejeon Korail | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Paju Citizen | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Hwaseong | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Changwon City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Cheongju | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Yangju Citizen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -17 | 14 |
| 14 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Gangneung City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | -11 | 10 |