South Korea - K League 1Seoul World Cup StadiumData current as of 18 October 2026

FC Seoul vs Sangju Sangmu: match statistics

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FC Seoul vs Sangju Sangmu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Seoul play Sangju Sangmu in K League 1 (South Korea). The match date is 18 October 2026. Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Current form

FC Seoul: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Sangju Sangmu: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Seoul scores 1.87 and concedes 0.84 goals per match. Sangju Sangmu scores 0.97 and concedes 1.19. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Seoul 52%, Sangju Sangmu 58%. Over 2.5: FC Seoul 58%, Sangju Sangmu 32%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

FC Seoul has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.54. FC Seoul: 13.7 shots per match, Sangju Sangmu: 12.9.

Match halves

FC Seoul: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 1.16. Sangju Sangmu: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

FC Seoul: 46-60 (17 goals). Sangju Sangmu: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

K League 1: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 6 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-3. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.59)
(4.20)
(4.93)

Pre-match profile— what 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 SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.87Goals scored / match0.97
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
0.84Goals conceded / match1.19
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
58%Average possession56%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
5.06Shots on target / match3.97
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.74Shots per match12.94
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
5.06Shots on target3.97
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
13.6%Shot conversion7.5%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
58%Possession56%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.72xG for1.54
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.23xG against1.38
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

Shooting quality

FC Seoul: Efficient finishingSangju Sangmu: Balanced
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
Accuracy (shots on target)37%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.24

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

FC Seoul is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - FC Seoul · 1.2 pts / match - Sangju Sangmu

FC Seoul
WLWLW
Season result split
65% W16% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
20-5-6
2.10 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.95Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sangju Sangmu
DDDWL
Season result split
16% W58% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-18-8
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-8-4
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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 93% better for: goals scored per match.

1.87 goals / match - FC Seoul · 0.97 goals / match - Sangju Sangmu

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

0.84 goals / match - FC Seoul · 1.19 goals / match - Sangju Sangmu

FC Seoul scoring profile: very strong

FC Seoul scores in 81% of matches (25 of 31 matches), while Sangju Sangmu keeps a clean sheet in 26% (8 of 31 matches).

Sangju Sangmu scoring profile: strong

Sangju Sangmu scores in 68% of matches (21 of 31 matches), while FC Seoul keeps a clean sheet in 42% (13 of 31 matches).

58Goals scored (season)30
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
26Goals conceded (season)37
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
2.71Average goals in match2.16
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
6Goals scored (last 5)6
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal68%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
48%2 goals23%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
26%3 goals6%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
16%4 goals0%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal74%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
19%2 goals35%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
6%3 goals10%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
0%4 goals0%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time16%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
6%BTTS in both halves6%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
35%Scored in both halves13%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

BTTS and goal count

48%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
60%BTTS - last 540%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

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

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

Match halves— when 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 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.55 pts / match - FC Seoul · 1.23 pts / match - Sangju Sangmu

FC Seoul - half-time state
35% leading48% draw16% trailing
Sangju Sangmu - half-time state
23% leading55% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.55Points per match (1st half)1.23
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.42
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
0.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.94
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
74%Clean sheet before half-time61%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
58%No goal before half-time65%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.1
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.16Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.23
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
52%Clean sheet after half-time42%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu
26%No goal after half-time55%
FC SeoulSangju Sangmu

FC Seoul - second-half results

55% W35% D10% L
48
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+20
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.55
PPG before half-time
Lead holding186%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 65%. 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.

Sangju Sangmu - second-half results

19% W52% D29% L
38
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 16%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

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 match0.802.40
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sangju Sangmu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

FC Seoul
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
3
4
16-30
11
3
31-45
17
3
46-60
6
6
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (17 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Sangju Sangmu
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
4
10
31-45
3
5
46-60
6
9
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.44
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 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.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
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.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Sangju Sangmu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

FC SeoulLigaSangju Sangmu
Average goals in match▲ 2.712.47▼ 2.16
Both teams scored• 52%53%▲ 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 58%46%▼ 32%
Clean sheets▲ 42%29%▼ 26%
Goal before half-time▼ 58%61%▼ 58%
Goal after half-time▲ 81%76%▼ 71%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+-6%
Home attack advantage
+-6%
Home defence advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): FC Seoul 1 - 2 - 3 Sangju Sangmu. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Sangju Sangmu
0 : 0
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
2 : 3
Sangju Sangmu
FC Seoul
1 : 3
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC
6 : 2
FC Seoul
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC
0 : 1
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
0 : 0
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix FC

FAQ

When do FC Seoul and Sangju Sangmu play?

FC Seoul face Sangju Sangmu on 18 October 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 Sangju Sangmu?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches FC Seoul won 1, Sangju Sangmu won 3 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Seoul vs Sangju Sangmu?

FC Seoul score 1.87 goals per game on average and Sangju Sangmu 0.97. The K League 1 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 52% of FC Seoul's matches and 58% of Sangju Sangmu's.

What form are FC Seoul and Sangju Sangmu in?

Over the last 5 games FC Seoul have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Sangju Sangmu 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Seoul vs Sangju Sangmu?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for FC Seoul vs Sangju Sangmu: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.