FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 18 Apr 2026

K League 1 Betting Preview: FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul clash with Daejeon Citizen at Seoul World Cup Stadium, with kick-off set for 01:00 on Saturday 18 April.

Seoul look like the bet to place on the Full-Time Result market, especially as odds of -122 are available. Back our value selection with confidence when they clash with Daejeon.

FC Seoul beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1-0 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in their last league game. That means it’s now been two K League 1 home victories on the spin. The capital outfit recorded 46% possession and had three shots on target, with Patryk Klimala scoring a late winner.

Daejeon Hana Citizen suffered a third consecutive defeat when losing 2-0 in their previous game. This was at home to Gangwon at Daejeon World Cup Stadium. Sun-Hong Hwang's men managed three shots on goal and had 43% possession.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Daejeon had the edge in the most recent encounter between these teams. At Daejeon World Cup Stadium, they recorded a 3-1 home win over Seoul. Daejeon have landed victory in four of the past 10 H2H games, with Seoul securing two wins along with four draws.

K League 1		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	FC Seoul	15	10	2	3	27	12	15	27:12	32
10	Daejeon Citizen	15	4	4	7	17	16	1	17:16	16

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Seoul have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 9.5 attempts. Gi-Dong Kim's team have averaged 50.8% possession and 4.6 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.1 goals from 3.8 shots on goal, 8.4 attempts and 3.8 corners.

Patryk Klimala is the top scorer with 4 goals, while Juan Antonio, Seung-Mo Lee and Young-Wook Cho each have 2. Seung-Won Jung and Seon-Min Moon are the leading assists makers with 2.

Daejeon have won 2, lost 4 and drawn 4, with an average of 4.6 shots on goal, 10.1 attempts and 1.1 goals. The Purple Crew average 51.4% possession, 3.7 corners awarded and 6.0 corners against, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 10.4 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal.

Jin-Su Seo has scored 4 goals, followed by Masatoshi Ishida, Diogo, Won-Sang Um and Chang-Rae Ha on 1. Jin-Su Seo has managed 2 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Seoul confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Sung-Yun Gu (GK), Jun Choi, Yazan Abu Al-Arab, Juan Antonio, Jin-Su Kim, Seung-Won Jung, Seung-Mo Lee, Hrvoje Babec, Min-Kyu Song, Jeong-Beom Son, Patryk Klimala.

Daejeon Citizen confirmed lineup (4-1-2-3): Chang-Geun Lee (GK), Moon-Hwan Kim, Min-Deok Kim, Sung-Kwon Jo, Kyu-Hyun Park, Bong-Soo Kim, Masatoshi Ishida, Victor Bobsin, Joao Victor, Kang-Hyun Yoo, Jae-Hee Jeong.

FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen Prediction & Betting Tips

Tackle FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen with all the betting insight you need, including our expert match prediction, scoreline forecast, corners market advice and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’ll back Seoul with a fair degree of confidence for this K League 1 clash. This looks a value pick at -122 which means we can secure a healthy return if they’re able to win.

We study the K League 1 form as a first port of call and also make sure we’re across any injuries before making our football predictions. Then it’s a case of understanding the sort of narrative that the stats provide.

Key FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen league stats:

• Seoul have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Seoul have won 2 consecutive games at home.
• Daejeon have lost their last 3 games.

The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 54.9% chance of winning. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Those looking for tastier odds about a win for Seoul can take a look at the Match Result & Total market. You can combine your match winner pick with an Under / Over goals prediction for more juice.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Seoul 1 - 0 Daejeon

We’ve found an attractive bet at odds of +500 and it involves Seoul winning 1-0. We like a wager on correct score as there’s the chance to bank a bigger return.

Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -128

There’s been a corner average of 6.00 in the past five home matches involving Seoul, with under 9.5 corners being awarded in six of the previous ten Daejeon Citizen games. Let’s go along with this betting trend and back the teams to go under the Total Corners line at a price of -128.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Seoul

Total

8.40 4.60 3.80

Home

7.40 4.50 2.90

Away

9.70 5.50 4.20

Daejeon

Total

9.70 3.70 6.00

Home

9.50 4.90 4.60

Away

9.30 3.60 5.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 8.5

-125

Under 8.5

-114

Seoul Corners

Over 5.5

+110

Under 5.5

-159

Daejeon Corners

Over 3.5

+104

Under 3.5

-147

Most Corners

1

-217

X

+575

2

+200

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FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The FC Seoul betting odds are -120 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this K League 1 encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 55% chance of winning. Daejeon Hana Citizen are the +285 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

If you’re feeling confident of a win for Seoul, the Asian Handicap -0.5 option is priced at -120. You might instead think that Daejeon +0.5 at -118 is more appealing and the draw is included here.

A low-scoring contest will be predicted by several which is reflected in the fact that Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. If you think that both sides will end up scoring, then the Both Teams to Score Yes option can be backed at -137.

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Full-Time Result

1

-120

X

+225

2

+285

Half-Time Result

1

+133

X

+112

2

+320

Double Chance

1X

-526

12

-385

X2

-127

Draw No Bet

1

-303

2

+180

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-120

2 Hcp +0.5

-118

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-133

Over 2.5

-112

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-137

No

-114

Stats: K League 1 matches only
Seoul have collected five victories, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home games, recording an average of 2.20 goals per match and conceding 1.40.

Daejeon have five defeats, three victories and two draws in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.30 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

The last Seoul World Cup Stadium meeting saw Seoul and Daejeon draw 2-2. The past 4 H2H meetings at Seoul World Cup Stadium have included two draws along with a win each for Seoul and Daejeon.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
FC Seoul Home Stats		5-2-3	3.60	2.20	1.40	8	2	7	3
Daejeon Citizen Away Stats		3-2-5	2.60	1.30	1.30	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

FC Seoul vs Daejeon Citizen Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Seoul vs Daejeon without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll keep you posted with predicted and confirmed lineups for the K League 1 and all current injury news.

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