Team
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Jeju United
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FC Seoul
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Current League Position
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2nd
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3rd
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Final League Position Last Season
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9th
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3rd
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Last Five Results
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WDWWW
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DWLWW
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Danger Man
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No. 11 Jair
The Brazilian has 2 goals in the last 3 games and is tied for 10th in league scoring with teammate Bae Il Hwan. All season Jair has been a presence on the pitch and every game he tends to have quality scoring chances. If he doesn’t score against Seoul, expect him to find Santos Jr. in the open. These two have been connecting all season long.
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No. 11 Mauricio Molina
Seoul only has three scorers so far this season with Molina leading the pack with 5 goals. Look for the Colombian to either increase his standing from 5th in the league in scoring or connect with Dejan Damjanović.
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Odds
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Jeju United 23/17
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FC Seoul 19/10, Draw 2
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Overview
Get ready for a big game! In the three years since Park Kyung Hoon was named head coach, Jeju United have yet to beat Seoul. In a previous interview with The Weekly, Park said that FC Seoul is the one team he most wants to take down, so expect the Orange to come out strong and not hold back. Also, United fans are still hurting from the 2010 season where Jeju lost to Seoul in the K-League Championship finals.
With that in mind, don’t expect a high scoring game. Seoul has only allowed 4 goals all season with two of them on April 1 against Suwon. They have also not scored more than 2 goals in a game.
Both teams need the win. With the 3 points Jeju will still only be 2 behind Suwon who will probably win on Saturday against Gyeongnam who sit in 14th place. The win for Jeju would also put them 6 points ahead of Seoul.
If Seoul wins, they will be tied Jeju at 17 points, and the Orange will drop from second.
This is an important game so expect for physical play and some yellow cards to be going around.
Weekly prediction is Jeju 2-1.
Kickoff is at 3 p.m. April 21 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
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