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Daejeon Citizen vs Daegu FC Live Stream, Predictions
Daegu FC will arrive at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on Saturday for the K League 1 showdown with hosts Daejeon Citizen.
Our Daejeon Citizen v Daegu FC tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (plus the best game odds).
๐ Form Guide
Daejeon Citizen
LWLDWL
Daejeon Citizen will be looking for an improved result here after the 3-2 K League 1 loss in their previous game against Pohang Steelers.
In that match, Daejeon Citizen had 44% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Daejeon Citizen was Yu-min Cho (54'). Pohang Steelers had 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Sung-Dong Baek (52') was the scorer for Pohang Steelers.
It has been seldom in recent times that Daejeon Citizen have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Daejeon Citizen have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals during that time. That being said, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will be replicated in this upcoming game or not.
Daegu FC
WDWLDW
Daegu FC will go into this meeting following a 0-2 K League 1 win to beat Gwangju FC in their previous match.
In that match, Daegu FC had 40% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For their opponents, Gwangju FC got 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
In 5 of the prior six clashes featuring Daegu FC, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a paltry 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Daegu FC equalling 1.
๐ฅ Head to head
The previous league meeting featuring these sides was K League 1 match day 8 on 22/04/2023 when the final score was Daegu FC 1-0 Daejeon Citizen.
On that occasion, Daegu FC managed 33% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorer was Cesinha (19').
At the other end, Daejeon Citizen had 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
โน๏ธ Team News: Daejeon Citizen
The Daejeon Citizen manager Min-sung Lee has zero fitness concerns at all before this clash with a fully healthy group to choose from.
๐ฐ Team News: Daegu FC
Due to a mostly available squad, thereโs just the sole fitness problem for the Daegu FC boss Won-kwon Choi to contend with. Daniel Penha (Unknown Injury) wonโt be in action.
โก Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Daegu FC are certainly able to find the net against this Daejeon Citizen team, although that may not quite be enough to avoid a loss.
Weโre going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Daejeon Citizen by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Definitely a tough call.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 00:56 16/05/2023

โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Daejeon Citizen
Formed: 1997
Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium (40,535)
Captain: Se-jong Ju
Chairman: Jung-moo Huh
Manager: Min-sung Lee
Competitions: K League 1 position 5, FA Cup (Fourth Round)
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1 |
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13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 34 | WWWWW |
2 |
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14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | LWDWL |
3 |
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14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | WWWWW |
4 |
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13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | WLLDW |
5 |
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13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | WLDWL |
6 |
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13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 17 | DWLDW |
7 |
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14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 | LDLLD |
8 |
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13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 15 | DLWLL |
9 |
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13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | LLDWD |
10 |
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14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLLDD |
11 |
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13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 10 | WWLLL |
12 |
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13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 8 | LLWLW |
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Gwangju FC |
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Incheon United |
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