Ulsan Hyundai – Sangju Sangmu Prediction & Picks (22.08.2018)

Ulsan and Sangju Sangmu meet at Munsu Cup Stadium, in a match for the 25 th round of the K League. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 10-03-2018, Sangju Sangmu won out by (0 -2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has registered 5 wins and 3 losses in the last 8 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 10-03-2018, in a match for the K League which ended with Sangju Sangmu’s victory by (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by Kim Ho-Nam (27 ‘) and Joo Min-Kyu (72’) for Sangju Sangmu. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Sangju Sangmu presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Ulsan:

The home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Gyeongnam, by (3-3). In the last match, they won in an away match against Daegu, by (0-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 12 suffered. For the championship, Ulsan won 20 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 11 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 24 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Ulsan Horang I is a club that has conquered the K-League twice throughout its history, being the most recent title conquered in 2005, in addition to having conquered the Asian Champions League once, in 2012. In currently the team has been doing a good campaign, winning 39 of the 72 points played so far, occupying the third position of the South-Korean Championship, far from the first classified. In the last five games that Ulsan Horang I played in their stadium for the national championship, in four there were more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this confrontation the Ulsan Horang I will make another confrontation with several goals, since he will be playing inside his stadium and against a team that is at the bottom of the table.

Sangju Sangmu:

The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 7 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Incheon United, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Jeju United, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 20 suffered. For the league, Sangju Sangmu won 12 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, he did not win any of the last 12 games. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 12 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 24 matches for the K League, of these 4 they reached the break in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 24 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 comeback.

The Sangju Sangmu is a club that has never conquered the K-League, having as the most important title in its history the K-League 2 (second division of the Southeast Championship), conquered twice, in 2013 and 2015. In the current season, the team has been doing an irregular campaign, winning 28 of the 72 points played so far, thus occupying the ninth position of the national championship, four points behind the sixth classified. In the last six games that Sangju Sangmu played as a visitor for the national championship, in four they scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match, as it will play against one of the first classified, the Sangju Sangmu will have much difficulty in enduring the opponent’s attack and will end up suffering goals, but he will also be able to take advantage of some spaces given by the opponent to score his goals.