Match time: 2023-12-12 18:00 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai Korean K-League giants, the team has excellent offense and defense, and won the league championship this season. Kawasaki Frontale, a traditional giant of the Japanese Professional League, has declined in defense this season, has average key ball ability, and has started low and gone high in the season, and finally ranked 8th in the league.
Founded in 1983, Ulsan Hyundai has won the Korean K championship three times, the AFC Champions League twice, the Korean FA Cup final four times and won the championship once, and the Korean League Cup five times.
Ulsan Hyundai AFC Champions League home ability is good, with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 AFC Champions League home games, with a winning rate of 70%. The offensive ability has improved a lot, scoring 11 goals in the last 6 games, with an average efficiency of 1 per game83 goals. In the last round of the league, they defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai 1-0 at home and won 2 consecutive victories in all competitions.
Kawasaki Frontale was first founded in 1955 as Fujitsu Football Club, one of the oldest clubs in the Japan Football League. For some reason, the club was relegated in the last century and did not return to the top flight until 2000. After 2017, the team's overall performance has gone from strength to strength, winning the league title in 2021 and 2021. He went on to win the Emperor's Cup, the Japan League Cup, and the Japan Super Cup.
Kawasaki Frontale head coach Tatsu Ghost Kiki played for Kawasaki Frontale for a long time as a player, and after retiring, he served as the club's U18 youth team head coach and first team assistant coach, and officially became the team's coach in 2017, and has led the team for 6 seasons and is the team's honorary manager.
Kawasaki Frontale is in excellent form, with a narrow 1-0 away win over Sagan Tosu in the last round of the league, and an unbeaten record of 8 wins and 2 draws in the last 10 games. Kawasaki Frontale has a solid attack, with only one clean sheet in the last 15 games, and the average efficiency per game is as high as 24 balls. In addition, the team's AFC Champions League away ability is excellent, with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 AFC Champions League away games, with a winning rate of 80%.
Past Confrontations:
Kawasaki Frontale has faced Ulsan Hyundai in the last 6 AFC Champions League games with 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, and the past encounters are at a certain disadvantage.