On the 1st of March, Ulsan hosts Suwon in a clash of the K-League 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 7th placed Ulsan, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sangju Sangmu. Neither Ulsan nor Sangju Sangmu could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Suwon, recorded a 0-1 loss against Jeonbuk Motors. Song Min-Kyu struck first for Jeonbuk Motors in the 80th minute on a feed from Moon Seon-Min, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Suwon couldn’t muster any offence and Jeonbuk Motors ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Ulsan won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Both Lars Veldwijk and Jae-Yong Jeong have been the hottest scorers for Suwon in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Ulsan’s most prolific scorer has been Oh Se-Hun. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.