Jeonbuk and Ulsan K League rivalry has been ongoing for the past two seasons. Ulsan Hyundai FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors dominated the South Korean soccer league. Also, soccer betting prediction experts believe their rivalry will continue in the upcoming season.
Jeonbuk will try to win its fifth straight K League championship in 2021. Also, Ulsan will try to stop Jeonbuk from winning after finishing second place for two consecutive seasons. According to football betting reports, it will be an exciting season because the two teams will have new coaches.
Jeonbuk promoted its assistant coach Kim Sang-sik to the top position. On the other hand, Ulsan didn’t extend Kim Do-hoon’s contract. Instead, the team signed Hong Myung-bo, who is one of South Korea’s top sporting icons.
Jeonbuk and Ulsan K League Rivalry
Both teams made significant changes to their rosters in the off-season. Junior Negrao didn’t sign with Ulsan in the off-season. On the other hand, Jeonbuk lost Son Jun-ho. The current K League 1 MVP signed with a team in China.
According to sports betting sources, Jeonbuk and Ulsan acquired some talents to fill the rosters’ holes. Thus, they remain the top two teams going into the season. Jeonbuk signed Stanislav Iljutcenko, who was the second-leading scorer in the league last season. He scored 19 goals for Pohang Steelers.
Ulsan signed up Valeri Qazaishvili and Lukas Hinterseer. Football analysts said that the team is likely to change its strategy for the upcoming season without Negrao in the lineup. Also, analysts said that Jeonbuk has a slight edge with regards to overall roster depth.
Both teams played in the Asian Champions League and FA Cup. However, Jeonbuk has more depth to survive the long season. Aside from the two teams, Pohang Steelers is expected to compete for the title this year.
