Daejeon Hana Citizen vs Jeju United

Daejeon World Cup Stadium is the venue as Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeju United go head-to-head in a bottom-half K League 1 showdown.

It’s been an awful start to the new K League 1 campaign for rock-bottom Daejeon. Pinned to the foot of the table after only winning twice in the opening 14 rounds (D5, L7), the hosts come into this contest seeking a way out of an abysmal five-game winless streak (D2, L3). However, not only have they picked up one win across their last four home league outings (D1, L2), but back-to-back scoring blanks at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium cast further doubts on their hopes of getting back to winning ways. A glimmer of hope comes from Daejeon’s decent record of winning two of their last three home league meetings with Jeju (L1), even though both victories yielded a single-goal margin.

On the other hand, Jeju United’s proclivities for low-scoring affairs continued with a narrow 1-0 home triumph against Suwon last time out, forming part of an uneventful run of four games featuring under 2.5 total goals. The visitors wouldn’t mind producing another unimpressive contest as long as it helps them halt a four-match winless streak on the road (D1, L3) during which they couldn’t score more than once per game. Indeed, finding the net has been an issue for Kim Hak-bun’s side, as they’ve averaged just 0.71 goals per match across their opening seven league travels (W1, D2, L4). If it’s a consolation, they’ve not conceded more than once in three of their last five away fixtures.