Pohang Steelers vs Incheon United

Pohang Steelers and Incheon United will lock horns at the Pohang Steel Yard in an exciting top-half K League 1 fixture.

After enjoying an inspirational five-match unbeaten league streak (W2, D3) between early April and the start of May, Pohang have lost their last two top-flight fixtures without scoring. Low scoring has been a common theme in Pohang’s recent K League 1 games, as their last four have featured under 2.5 goals, with three of them yielding the same 1-0 scoreline (W1, L2). Indeed, entertainment has been relatively sparse at the Pohang Steel Yard of late, as Pohang’s last five home league matches have contained two goals or fewer, with only two of them seeing both teams on the scoresheet. By contrast, three of their five previous home league H2Hs versus Incheon have witnessed both sides scoring in matches garnering 3+ total goals.

Meanwhile, Incheon hit back twice to hold Daegu to an action-packed 2-2 draw last time out, as Stefan Mugosa converted a 99th-minute penalty to rescue a point for his side. That’s a mere consolation for the travelling team that are now winless in five league fixtures (D4, L1), dropping nine points behind leaders Ulsan Hyundai in the process. There’s still a good omen, as the ‘Mariners’ have yet to lose away from home in K League 1 this term (W3, D2), though those two draws have come on their last two league travels. Delivering action from the get-go, Jo Sung-hwan’s men have opened the scoring in all five away league matches this K League 1 season. It’s not a big surprise, though, given that four of their five away goals conceded thus far have come beyond half-time.