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Incheon United vs Ulsan Hyundai FC: prediction and statistics

South Korea · K League 1 · 21 November 2026 · kick-off

Before kick-off

Incheon United host Ulsan Hyundai FC in K League 1 on 21 November 2026. In the standings Incheon United are 6th and Ulsan Hyundai FC 2nd out of 12 teams. Ulsan Hyundai FC are part of the leading group.

Incheon United arrive in excellent form: 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. Ulsan Hyundai FC are in a difficult spell: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 5 matches. Counted in points, Incheon United took 11 from that stretch and Ulsan Hyundai FC only 4.

Home matches have been a struggle for Incheon United (2024–2026) — 10 wins, 9 draws and 17 defeats in 36 games, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.2 on average. Away from home Ulsan Hyundai FC have 18 wins, 16 draws and 21 defeats in 55 matches, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.3 per game.

The 30 previous meetings are fairly balanced — Incheon United 6, Ulsan Hyundai FC 14, draws 10. Last time out (12 September 2026) it ended Ulsan Hyundai FC 2:1 Incheon United. On average these meetings produce 2.8 goals.

Form

Incheon United: last five matches — D-W-D-W-W.

Ulsan Hyundai FC: last five matches — L-D-L-L-W.

Table: Incheon United — 6, Ulsan Hyundai FC — 2 (of 12).

Home and away record

Incheon United at home and Ulsan Hyundai FC away, 2024–2026.

Incheon UnitedUlsan Hyundai FC
Matches3655
Wins · draws · losses10-9-1718-16-21
Goals scored per match1.11.1
Goals conceded per match1.21.3

Head to head

30 meetings in our database: Incheon United won 6, 10 draws, Ulsan Hyundai FC won 14. Per match: 2.8 goals.

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Key facts

  • Three-season trend: over 2.5 goals in 42% of Incheon United home games and 40% of Ulsan Hyundai FC away games.
  • Our model sees an open game: Incheon United 43%, draw 26%, Ulsan Hyundai FC 31%.

Corners

65%

Corners under 9.5

Our model expects 8.5 corners in the match: Incheon United 4.5, Ulsan Hyundai FC 4.0. In a typical match of this competition — 8.6. Probability of over 9.5 corners: 35% (typical match — 36%).

Yellow cards

70%

Yellow cards under 4.5

Our model expects 3.6 yellow cards: Incheon United 1.8, Ulsan Hyundai FC 1.9; typical match of the competition — 3.5. Probability of over 4.5 cards: 30% (typical match — 28%).

Result

Our model: Incheon United win 43%, draw 26%, Ulsan Hyundai FC win 31%. Over 2.5 goals — 48%, both teams to score — 52%.

Team statistics for three seasons

Incheon UnitedUlsan Hyundai FC
Win rate28%33%
Over 2.5 goals42%40%
Both teams score56%56%
Total corners per match8.09.2
Over 9.5 corners25%50%
Total yellow cards per match4.23.5
Over 4.5 yellow cards42%29%

Head to head

Corners in their meetings: 8.4 per match on average. Yellow cards in their meetings: 2.2 per match on average.

How we calculate

Corners and cards: our own model on the last 30 matches of each team, pulled toward the competition average; tested on 126,835 matches from 2014–2026, each forecast using only games played before it. Result and goals: our own model — who is stronger comes from an attack and defence rating adjusted for the strength of the opponents (wins over weak sides count for less, so a promoted team gets no extra credit), how many goals from the last 30 matches of each team, Poisson distribution; tested the same way on 445,384 matches since July 2023. Form, head to head and referee: our database of more than half a million matches.

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