Ulsan Hyundai vs Jeonbuk Motors

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium is the venue as Ulsan Hyundai and Jeonbuk Motors go head-to-head in a crunch AFC Champions League quarter-final clash.

Ulsan pegged Jeonbuk back in a 1-1 first-leg draw to bolster their hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four years. That result forms part of Ulsan’s eight-game unbeaten streak across all competitions (W6, D2), bookended by a 3-2 away win over K League 1 rivals Gimcheon Sangmu at the weekend. Back to home soil, where they’ve not lost a competitive match since September (W7, D3), including back-to-back wins ‘to nil’ in the build-up to this fixture, they’ll be confident of qualifying for the next knockout round. Adding to this sentiment, the Tigers have emerged victorious from the last four H2Hs they’ve hosted. But each win in that sequence yielded a single-goal margin, meaning Ulsan can’t take anything for granted.

In the meantime, Jeonbuk head into proceedings on the back of four consecutive 1-1 draws in all competitions, seeking their first away H2H triumph since October 2022. However, the Warriors have struggled away from home lately, going winless on their last six competitive travels (D3, L3). A lack of firepower saw Jeonbuk score under 1.5 goals on each occasion, highlighting the importance of keeping things tight at the back. By extension, Dan Petrescu’s men have only won once in their last seven competitive games outside the Jeonju World Cup Stadium (excluding friendlies), failing to keep a clean sheet in every outing. With five of those seven fixtures featuring under 2.5 goals, a low-scoring theme could be on the cards.