South Korea - K League 1Seoul World Cup StadiumData current as of 13 August 2026

FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen: match statistics

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FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Seoul play Daejeon Citizen in K League 1 (South Korea). The match date is 15 August 2026. Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Current form

FC Seoul: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Daejeon Citizen: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Seoul scores 1.59 and concedes 0.77 goals per match. Daejeon Citizen scores 1.23 and concedes 1.09. League average: 2.34 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Seoul 50%, Daejeon Citizen 45%. Over 2.5: FC Seoul 55%, Daejeon Citizen 36%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 41%.

xG, shots and style

Daejeon Citizen has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.52. FC Seoul: 12.2 shots per match, Daejeon Citizen: 12.1.

Match halves

FC Seoul: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 1.00. Daejeon Citizen: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

FC Seoul: 46-60 (9 goals). Daejeon Citizen: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

K League 1: 2.34 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 41%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 2-2-2. Average goals 2.17, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.91)
(3.52)
(3.84)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
1.59Goals scored / match1.23
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0.77Goals conceded / match1.09
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
56%Average possession53%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
4.05Shots on target / match3.91
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.18Shots per match12.05
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
4.05Shots on target3.91
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
13.1%Shot conversion10.2%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
56%Possession53%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
1.52xG for1.53
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
1.29xG against1.48
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

Shooting quality

FC Seoul: Efficient finishingDaejeon Citizen: Balanced
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FC Seoul
WWLDD
Season result split
59% W23% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-4
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Daejeon Citizen
DDLWW
Season result split
27% W36% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-8-8
1.18 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Seoul is 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.59 goals / match - FC Seoul · 1.23 goals / match - Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.77 goals / match - FC Seoul · 1.09 goals / match - Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul scoring profile: very strong

FC Seoul scores in 77% of matches (17 of 22 matches), while Daejeon Citizen keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

Daejeon Citizen scoring profile: mixed

Daejeon Citizen scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while FC Seoul keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 matches).

35Goals scored (season)27
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
17Goals conceded (season)24
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
2.36Average goals in match2.32
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
7Goals scored (last 5)8
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal59%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
45%2 goals36%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
23%3 goals14%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
9%4 goals9%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal73%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
14%2 goals32%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
9%3 goals5%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0%4 goals0%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time14%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
5%BTTS in both halves5%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
36%Scored in both halves18%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
60%BTTS - last 560%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Seoul is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / match - FC Seoul · 1.14 pts / match - Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul - half-time state
41% leading45% draw14% trailing
Daejeon Citizen - half-time state
23% leading45% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per match (1st half)1.14
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.55
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0.23Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0.82Average goals (1st half)1
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
82%Clean sheet before half-time59%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
55%No goal before half-time68%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.73Points per match (2nd half)1.14
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
1.55Average goals (2nd half)1.32
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen
32%No goal after half-time55%
FC SeoulDaejeon Citizen

FC Seoul - second-half results

41% W50% R9% P
37
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Daejeon Citizen - second-half results

18% W59% R23% P
25
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

FC Seoul - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Daejeon Citizen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

FC Seoul
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
7
0
31-45
9
2
46-60
5
4
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Daejeon Citizen
ScoredConceded
4
0
0-15
4
2
16-30
4
8
31-45
5
2
46-60
4
5
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.34
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FC Seoul

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Daejeon Citizen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (K League 1).

Teams vs league

FC SeoulLigaDaejeon Citizen
Average goals in match 2.362.34 2.32
Both teams scored 50%51% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%41% 36%
Clean sheets 45%30% 27%
Goal before half-time 59%63% 59%
Goal after half-time 73%74% 68%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.08
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+-14%
Home attack advantage
+-17%
Home defence advantage
+-13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): FC Seoul 2 - 2 - 2 Daejeon Citizen. Average goals 2.17, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Daejeon Citizen
1 : 2
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
0 : 1
Daejeon Citizen
Daejeon Citizen FC
3 : 1
FC Seoul
Daejeon Citizen FC
0 : 1
FC Seoul
Daejeon Citizen FC
0 : 0
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
2 : 2
Daejeon Citizen FC

FAQ

When do FC Seoul and Daejeon Citizen play?

FC Seoul face Daejeon Citizen on 15 August 2026 in K League 1 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between FC Seoul and Daejeon Citizen?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches FC Seoul won 2, Daejeon Citizen won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.17 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen?

FC Seoul score 1.59 goals per game on average and Daejeon Citizen 1.23. The K League 1 average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 50% of FC Seoul's matches and 45% of Daejeon Citizen's.

What form are FC Seoul and Daejeon Citizen in?

Over the last 5 games FC Seoul have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Daejeon Citizen 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen?

The statistical background for FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.