- Team form: Daejeon Citizen sit 10th in K-League 1 2026 with 17 points from 16 games, while Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i are 4th with 27 points from 17 matches.
- Recent form: Daejeon's last five K-League 1 2026 matches have seen them win 0, draw 2 and lose 3.
- Away form: Ulsan have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their 8 K-League 1 2026 away games this season, conceding just 9 goals.
Side with the underdog for Ulsan game
Coach and recent struggles
Sun-Hong Hwang has made Daejeon Citizen a well-organised and difficult to beat unit since his appointment as head coach on 3 June 2024, but the last couple of weeks have been a difficult spell for the team.
Daejeon's K-League 1 2026 form has seen them slump to 10th in the table after a run of 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5, including a 2-0 defeat away to Gangwon FC, a 1-2 defeat at home to FC Seoul and a 2-2 draw against Bucheon FC 1995.
Home form and head-to-head
Their home form has been especially disappointing with 4 draws and 5 defeats from 9 home games this term, averaging only 0.56 goals per game at home. But they have beaten Ulsan Hyundai in 2 of their last 3 head-to-head meetings, including the last K-League 1 2026 clash, and they remain undefeated in their two most recent home H2Hs, suggesting that this may be closer than the table suggests.
Ulsan looking for more
Hyun-Seok Kim has been in charge of Ulsan since 24 December 2025 and has encouraged his side to be much more aggressive, pressing high and looking to win the ball back quickly in a high-tempo style of play.
This style clash looks like an classic attack vs counter game and the visitors will be looking to push Daejeon back all night long.
- Yago Cariello has been in excellent form for the Blue Dragons so far this season, scoring 8 goals in 14 K-League 1 2026 appearances, and is still their most reliable finisher.
- Dong-Gyeong Lee has also been in good form recently, scoring 2 of their 5 goals in the last 5 matches.
Ulsan should still hold the edge
Although Daejeon appear the more likely bet at 2.22, we will side with the 3.05 about the visitors here, even though there is enough of a chance for the draw to come in at 3.5.
It should be close enough to warrant the Both teams to score wager at 1.7 and Over 2.5 goals at 1.85, which look great odds given the recent form of both sides.
