Jeonbuk vs Ulsan Prediction 22 August 2026
🔊 The standout match of round 24 in the K League brings together Jeonbuk and Ulsan. Both sides are comfortably placed in the top four - their cushion above the championship group cut-off gives them room to ease off, while the gap to the leaders has been growing after recent slip-ups. That context makes another high-scoring game between two of South Korean football's leading clubs a reasonable expectation.
Head-to-Head
The last official meeting between the sides took place on 11 July 2026 and ended in a 3-1 win for Jeonbuk. Here are the key stats from that match (Ulsan were the home side):
- Possession: 51% vs 49%;
- Corners: 2 vs 5;
- Fouls: 10 vs 13;
- Yellow cards: 1 vs 4;
- Shots on target: 5 vs 7.
📊 The numbers alone tell you how fierce this rivalry is. Jeonbuk and Ulsan have met 66 times, with the hosts winning 32, the visitors 15, and 19 matches ending in draws. Notably, Jeonbuk have won each of the last four head-to-head meetings, scoring at least two goals in every one of them.
Head-to-head statistics Jeonbuk - Ulsan
Jeonbuk Team Overview
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' last official match was on , in the Korean FA Cup, where they suffered a shock early exit against Dangjin Citizen, drawing 2-2 before losing 3-5 on penalties.
The match statistics were as follows (Jeonbuk vs Dangjin Citizen):
- Possession: 56% vs 44%;
- Corner kicks: 8 vs 6;
- Yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- Shots on target: 7 vs 2.
Jeonbuk go into this match on a run of four games without a win. Over that period they have dropped out of the top three and been eliminated from the South Korean Cup. Their scoring record hasn't been the issue - across their last ten matches they have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game, conceding at the same rate. Only two clubs have scored more in the league this season, and one of them is Ulsan.
Match Results: Jeonbuk
Ulsan Team Overview
Ulsan's last official match was on , when they lost 2-3 to Gangwon at home in the previous K League round.
Match stats (Ulsan vs Gangwon):
- Possession: 52% vs 48%
- Corner kicks: 3 vs 7
- Fouls: 6 vs 12
- Yellow cards: 2 vs 1
- Shots on target: 6 vs 6
Ulsan are the more aggressive side in attack, averaging 1.61 goals per match across the season, and even with five defeats in their last ten games they have maintained a high scoring rate of 1.5 goals per match. Their matches tend to produce plenty of goals too - at least three were scored in 6 of their last 7 fixtures. The weakness is at the back: Ulsan concede at a notably higher rate (1.43 per match on average this season), particularly when they push forward.
Match Results: Ulsan
Total Goals Prediction
Head-to-head (average totals):
- home team - 1.39, away team - 0.92;
- in head-to-head matches - 2.32;
- both teams scored: all time - 35 times; at the home team's ground - 20 times.
Average total stats: Jeonbuk vs Ulsan
- in the league: 2.26 vs 3.04;
- goals scored: 1.3 vs 1.61;
- first half: 0.52 vs 0.65;
- second half: 0.78 vs 0.96;
- Jeonbuk at home in the league - 1.55;
- Ulsan away in the league - 1.55;
- last 10 matches: 1.2 (home - 0.83) vs 1.5 (away - 1.33).
- Jeonbuk have scored more than 1.5 goals at home in five consecutive head-to-head matches against Ulsan (K League).
Corners Prediction
Jeonbuk : Statistics
- Season: average total in the league - 4.87; at home - 5.09;
- Last 10 matches: average total - 5.5; at home - 5.83.
Ulsan : Statistics
- Season: average total in the league - 4.3; away - 4.09;
- Last 10 matches: average total - 3.6; away - 4.5.
- Jeonbuk have taken fewer than 4.5 corners at home in 9 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these sides (K League).
- Jeonbuk have taken fewer than 4.5 corners at home in 6 of the last 7 head-to-head meetings between these sides.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
Head-to-head:
- matches played - 66;
- both teams scored (all-time) - 35 times;
- at the home side's ground - 20 times.
Stats: Jeonbuk vs Ulsan
- matches played this season: 23 vs 23;
- season matches with both teams scoring (BTTS): 11 vs 16;
- Jeonbuk: BTTS at home - 6 (55%);
- Ulsan: BTTS away - 7 (64%).
Last 10 matches:
- BTTS: 5 vs 7;
- Jeonbuk: BTTS at home - 3 (50%);
- Ulsan: BTTS away - 3 (50%).
- Ulsan have scored and conceded in 7 of their last 8 matches (K League).
⭐ Editor's Pick
My pick is based on Ulsan's style of play. The Over 2.5 has been landing regularly, supported both by the visitors' form and the broader trends of this season. With nothing riding on the table standings, the approach to this match may not be quite what you'd expect from a marquee fixture. Either way, at least three goals have been scored in 6 of Ulsan's last 7 K League matches, so I'm going with Total Goals - Over 2.5.
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