FC Anyang and Jeju United FC meet again at Anyang Stadium in the FA Cup Round of 16, just days after the two sides produced a tight cup contest in the same competition. That recent meeting, a 2-1 home win for FC Anyang, gives the hosts a small piece of recent history to lean on, while Jeju United will remember their own 2-0 league victory over Anyang from earlier in the season. With no broader head-to-head record available beyond these two results, this fixture stands as a direct, immediate test of how much has changed since their last exchange.
FC Anyang arrive with a mixed run of form that tells two stories. Their most recent outing was a heavy 0-7 home defeat to FC Seoul in K League 1, a result that will test their resilience. But before that, they beat Jeju United in the cup and also won away at Cheongju in the previous round of this competition. Their league form has been less forgiving, with losses to Daejeon Citizen and Ulsan Hyundai either side of a win over Jeju, so their progress in this cup run offers a separate, more encouraging narrative. Coach Ryu Byeong-Hoon will be looking for his side to regain the defensive solidity that allowed them to edge out Jeju in the last round.
Jeju United, under Sergio Costa, have their own recent record to consider. They were held to a goalless draw by Gimcheon Sangmu in their last league match, and their previous cup outing ended in that 2-1 loss to FC Anyang. Between those results, they beat FC Anyang 2-0 in the league and came from behind to win 3-1 at Jeonbuk Motors, which shows they can raise their level against strong opposition. A 1-2 friendly defeat to Bayern München rounds out a varied set of recent results, and their away form in this cup will need to improve on their last trip to Anyang.
The cup context adds weight to this rematch. Both teams have shown they can score against each other, and the quick turnaround between their cup tie and this one gives the fixture a sense of immediate revenge and adjustment. Anyang Stadium will host a meeting where each side has already felt the sting of the other this season, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. The task for both managers is to find a way past an opponent they have both beaten and lost to already this year.
