Daegu – Pohang Prediction & Picks (18.07.2018)

Daegu and Pohang Steelers meet at Daegu Main Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the K League. Pohang Steelers won at home by (3-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03 -03-2018. In this situation, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10-09-2017, for the K League, which ended in a Daegu victory by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by Junior Negao (7 ‘and 59’), for Daegu, and Wanderson (58 ‘), for Pohang Steelers. Despite being a match between 11 th and the thirteenth of the table, it is really a match between the 12 th best team in home matches and the 9 th best in away matches.

Daegu:

After 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 14 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Jeju United by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won (0-1) an away match against Sangju Sangmu. This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 5 at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 13 conceded in away matches, against 7 goals scored and 16 conceded at home. In the last 8 home league matches Daegu has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 4 games ago. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0-2 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 8 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 10 matches where they suffered the first goal.

The Daegu played so far a total of 8 home games by the K-League, conquering only 1 victory, plus 2 draws and 5 losses, scoring a total of 7 goals and suffering 16, remaining with an average of 0.88 goals scored and 2 suffered, demonstrating difficulties in both sectors. In all its games, its best moment was in the last 15 minutes of the game, in which it scored 4 goals, with highlight for Hong Jung-Woon, with 3 goals and 1 assistance. For this game the home team arrives with 2 wins in a row, but acting in their domains has encountered difficulties, since it does not win 4 consecutive games, with 3 losses and 1 draw. In their last 5 games under these conditions, the more than 2.5 goals was confirmed in 4 games and they did not score goals in just one game.

Pohang Steelers:

The away team is currently in the ª position, without any points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Seoul, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Gangwon, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last away game in this competition lost (2-0) to Gyeongnam. In the last 7 away league matches Pohang Steelers has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 21 possible. Their attack needs improving, seeing as they have not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.

The Pohang Steelers have played so far a total of 7 games away by the K-League, conquering 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, scoring a total of 9 goals and suffering 9, leaving with an average per game of 1.29 goals marked and 1.29 suffered, demonstrating some offensive qualities, but also difficulties in its defensive sector. In all its games, its best moment was in the second half of the game, with 9 goals scored, with highlight for the Brazilian Léo Gamalho, with 5 goals and 1 assistance. For this game the visiting team does not arrive at a good time, with 4 games without knowing victories, being that acting in the rival’s house the situation is practically the same, because in 6 matches he won only once. In their last 5 games under these conditions, the final score was more than 1.5 goals in 4 matches, but they did not score goals 2 times.