Ulsan Hyundai vs Yokohama F. Marinos Match Analysis and Prediction

Ulsan vs Yokohama F. Marinos Match Analysis & Prediction

Ulsan

17/04/2024 1:00 pm

Yokohama F. Marinos

by Vincent

2 weeks ago 0 35

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Ulsan Hyundai and Yokohama F. Marinos will meet in the first leg of their AFC Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday afternoon.

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The hosts are bidding to win this competition for the third time since 2012, while the visitors have never lifted this trophy in their history.

Sitting down in third position in the K League 1 standings after seven matches, Hong Myung-bo will certainly not be satisfied with his side’s early-season form.

Sixteen goals have come from those matches – three more than any other side – but it has taken two dominant victories in their last two games to get back on track.

Nevertheless, Hong and his squad have reached the business end of this competition by losing just two of their 10 matches, both of which came in the group stages.

Ulsan only edged through to the last 16 by one point through the best-ranked second-placed teams, but they have since beaten Ventforet Kofu and fellow South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

The Tigers had been behind in the latter of those ties, only to eventually come through with a 2-1 aggregate victory to keep their hopes of a third trophy alive.

Meanwhile, Yokohama F Marinos have endured an inconsistent start to the J1 League campaing, picking up just 14 points from their opening eight matches.

Harry Kewell was placed in charge at the turn of the year and he has since delivered seven victories and three draws from his 12 matches in charge.

In this competition, wins over Bangkok United and Shandong Taishan have been posted in the knockout rounds, Yokohama requiring extra time to overcome the former 3-2 on aggregate.

Kewell will be encouraged that the Tricolor have put together a run of just one loss in eight matches, yet they failed to overcome Shonan Bellmare last time out when holding a 2-1 lead with their opponents at a player disadvantage.

Ulsan vs. Yokohama F. Marinos Head to head

This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

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AFC Champions League

Ulsan Team News

With Ulsan having scored four times in the opening 61 minutes against Gangwon FC on Saturday, Hong was able to rest several of his players during the closing stages.

That could subsequently lead to an unchanged side, even if that sees their top goalscorer in this competition – Martin Adam with five goals – start on the substitutes’ bench.

Ulsan's Last 5 Matches

17/03/2024

Ulsan

3

Incheon United

3

K League 1
30/03/2024

Jeonbuk Motors

2

Ulsan

2

K League 1
02/04/2024

Daejeon Hana Citizen

2

Ulsan

0

K League 1
06/04/2024

Ulsan

3

Suwon

0

K League 1
13/04/2024

Ulsan

4

Gangwon

0

K League 1

Yokohama F. Marinos Team News

Katsuya Nagato will miss out for Yokohama F. Marinos after collecting two yellow cards during the second leg of the quarter-final.

Changes could be made after the last game, with Ryo Miyaichi and Anderson Lopes both pushing for recalls to the attack, although Kento Shiogai did score his first goal of the season in the preceding game.