Jeju United Vs Seongnam Ilhwa Preview

Seongnam Ilhwa Vs Jeju United - 3pm, Sunday, 30th August 2009 (Jeju Athletics Stadium)

Jeju will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to nine league games by beating Seongnam in a play-off six pointer. The islanders have an atrocious record against Seongnam however will take comfort from the fact that the visitors have won just one away game all season.

Seongnam traditionally occupy the upper echolons of the K-League but have had a poor season by their standards. Whilst in recent weeks they have shown signs of improvement, in their last K-League outing they were surprisingly beaten at home by Daejeon Citizen - a poor result for the play-off challengers.

Whilst being unpredictable, Seongnam still have plenty of quality and Jeju will need to play at their best if they are to take the three points. A win though could move them up to 4th in the table and seven points clear of the visitors.

Previous meetings:
Jeju have a dismal record against Seongnam in the K-League – they have failed to win and only achieved two draws in the last 3 years:

26th April 2009 - Seongnam Ilhwa 2-0 Jeju United
23rd Aug 2008 – Seongnam Ilhwa 0-0 Jeju United
29th Mar 2008 – Jeju United 0-3 Seongnam Ilhwa
8th Aug 2007 – Seongnam Ilhwa 2-0 Jeju United
10th Mar 2007 – Jeju United 1-2 Seongnam Ilhwa
29th Oct 2006 – Seongnam Ilhwa 3-3 Jeju United
5th May 2006 – Jeju United 0-1 Seongnam Ilhwa

TEAM NEWS
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Keep an eye out for:
Australia born Saša Ognenovski (4) joined Seongam over the winter and has since been called up to the Macedonian national squad.

Cho Dong Keon (18)has scored five goals this season and made his debut for the Korean national team this summer against Paraguay.

Mauricio Molina (11) is a regular in the Colombian national team.
Goalkeeper Jung SungRyong (1) is a regular in the Korean national team.

Bet365.com Odds
Jeju - 13/8 (2.62)
Draw - 11/5 (3.20)
Seongnam - 6/4 (2.50)