Daegu vs Beijing Guoan

Daegu will be looking to put some daylight between them and Beijing Guoan in Group Group I when the two sides lock horns at the Milliy Stadium in Tashkent.

Daegu recovered from a dismal 3-2 away loss to Kawasaki Frontale in their Group I curtain-raiser, making light work of their Matchday 2 encounter against United City with a convincing 7-0 triumph. Both of Daegu’s Champions League matches have featured at least two goals in each half, with the opener in each scored by the 25th minute. Curiously, the abovementioned defeat to Kawasaki remains Deagu’s solitary reverse across their last 13 games in all competitions (W10, D2, L1), marking only the second fixture in this sequence in which they conceded 2+ goals. Since suffering a horrendous 4-1 loss to domestic rivals Gwangju in early March, Lee Byung-keun’s men have racked up a resounding ten-match unbeaten streak at home in all competitions (W7, D3), keeping a clean sheet seven times in the process.

Meanwhile, the visitors have endured a rough start to their Champions League journey, with a 1-1 away draw with United City followed by a humiliating 7-0 home loss to Kawasaki. Beijing’s overall form across their last ten competitive fixtures is a reason for concern, as they returned just two victories from that spread of games (D2, L5) while conceding over 1.5 goals on five occasions. The ‘Imperial Guards’ can find some comfort in going from three consecutive away defeats to back-to-back road trips without losing (W1, D1). However, a paltry goalscoring return during that period saw them score 2+ goals only once. Yet, they might get on the scoresheet early on here, considering two of their last four away goals have come within the opening 25 minutes of play.