- Team form: FC Seoul have won 4 of their last 5 K-League 1 games, including the last 3 on the road.
- Recent stats: FC Anyang have won just 1 and lost 1 of their 2 home games in K-League 1 2026.
- Away record: FC Seoul are unbeaten in 3 away games this season, conceding just 2 goals.
FC Seoul can make their mark
A top against bottom battle awaits when FC Seoul, the K-League 1 leaders with 12 points from 4 games, travel to eighth-placed FC Anyang, who have 5 points from 5 outings, on Sunday. Anyang, who have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 5 games, are in a minor rut at the moment after suffering successive defeats, including a 1-0 home loss to Incheon United.
Seoul have been in blistering form, reeling off 4 consecutive wins in the league, most recently hammering Gwangju FC 5-0 at home.
Anyang can make their presence felt
Hosts' outlook
The hosts will fancy they can at least cause the Seoul visitors some problems on Sunday, particularly as they are a promoted club and there is a history of FC Anyang stepping up when taking on the big boys. Byeong-Hoon Ryu’s 4-4-2 system is simple to implement for his players, who remain disciplined and organised in terms of the overall shape of the team.
Tactical battle
When the ball is out of their possession, they immediately press to regain it by overloading the ball carrier, while they are set up to take advantage of space in the channels when they have the ball. Seoul head coach Gi-Dong Kim has implemented a more flexible and possession-dominant approach, so the midfield battle between these two teams is likely to be intense. The Seoul coach will want to overload the midfield in possession and then try to break the lines with clever through balls.
Seoul will edge it
This looks a good game for a Seoul away win at 2.0, given that they are unbeaten this season and have been perfect on the road.
Matheus Oliveira Santos has been FC Anyang’s star performer so far this year, scoring 3 goals in his 5 league outings and netting three of his team’s last five, so we will take him to find the net again at Anyang Stadium. Juan Antonio has also been clinical for Seoul with 2 in 4, so we are taking him to make it 3 for the campaign. The contrasting styles of these two clubs should lead to an exciting midfield battle with space for the forwards to exploit, so we’re going for over 2.5 goals at 2.1 and both teams to score at 1.83.
