Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Seoul (1st, 59 pts) and Daejeon Citizen (6th, 35 pts). Daejeon Citizen ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Seoul ran at 1.96 scored and 0.78 conceded, Daejeon Citizen at 1.48 and 1.19.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Seoul 4, draws 3, Daejeon Citizen 4, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 73% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 73%. Goals have dried up lately: 1.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.09 across the full history.
The venue was Seoul World Cup Stadium, with room for 66,704 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Daejeon Citizen led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Seoul: Patryk Klimala (48'), Min-kyu Song (81'), Min-kyu Song (83'), Seung-Won Jeong (90') · Daejeon Citizen: Min-kyu Joo (38'), Jin-su Kim (62' og)
Key stats
Possession: Seoul 59% · Daejeon Citizen 41% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 5-8