Gyeongnam – Pohang Prediction & Picks (07.07.2018)

Gyeongnam and Pohang Steelers meet at Gimhae Civil Stadium, in a match for the 15 th round of the K League. Pohang Steelers won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 15 -04-2018. The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches.

Gyeongnam:

The home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Ulsan, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Gangwon, by (0-1). For the championship, Gyeongnam won 9 points out of 21 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches.

For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 5 matches ago. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 14 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 7 matches they suffered in the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).

Gyeongnam played a total of 7 games so far, winning 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, scoring a total of 6 goals and suffering 7, leaving an average of 0.86 goals scored and 1 goal suffered, showing difficulties in both sectors, mainly the offensive one. In all its games, its best moment was in the final 30 minutes of the game, in which it scored 13 goals, with highlight for the Brazilian Marcão, with 10 goals and 2 assists. For this match the home team arrives in 2 matches without knowing wins, being that acting in their domains records 5 matches without winning, with 2 losses and 3 draws.

Pohang Steelers:

After 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 19 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Jeonbuk Motors, by (0-3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Suwon Bluewings, by (1-1). In the last 6 away league matches Pohang Steelers has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 14 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.

The Pohang Steelers has played a total of 6 matches so far, winning 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. He scored a total of 9 goals and suffered 7, leaving him with an average of 1.50 goals scored and 1.17 suffered, showing a good offensive performance, but with some difficulties in his defensive sector. In their matches, their best moment was in the first 30 minutes of the game, a period in which they scored 6 goals, with a highlight for the Brazilian Léo Gamelo, with 5 goals and 1 assist. For this game the visiting team comes from 2 matches without knowing defeats, being that acting away from home beat the last game, but before this victory registered 4 matches without winning, with 2 draws and 2 losses.