Match Report
The table read 10th (Ulsan HD, 3 pts) against 2nd (Kawasaki Frontale, 15 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Ulsan HD: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Ulsan HD 0.57 scored and 2.29 conceded per game, Kawasaki Frontale 1.86 and 0.57, with the league averaging 1.51.
Ulsan HD's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Ulsan HD wins, 0 for Kawasaki Frontale, 4 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 44,466. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.