Hong Myung-bo's Ulsan salvaged a draw at Jeju United last time out courtesy of Oh Se-hun's exquisite turn and strike on the island. Losing just once in all competitions since April when they succumbed to a 3-0 defeat at the Big Bird to this weekend's opponents Suwon Samsung Bluewings, the Horangi appear in great shape despite second-place Jeonbuk Hyundai applying further pressure by winning one of their games in hand against Gwangju. 

Victory for Suwon in April was their first K League win over Ulsan since 2017 and was delivered in large part by their young prospects Kang Hyun-muk and Jung Sang-bin, before earning a creditable draw at the Munsu a month later. Both sides have returned from Asian Champions League action in different fashion, with the Bluewings picking up just one point in their last six outings. With a Suwon Derby to come in midweek, they will likely have to surrender possession on Sunday to an Ulsan side who keep the ball the most in the league averaging 60%. There is hope out wide for Suwon with the aforementioned Jung Sang-bin, Kwon Chang-hoon and Nicolao Dimitru all contributing to some of the best crossing statistics in the league, while the Horangi sit bottom in terms of cross accuracy.