Pohang Steelers and Gangwon meet at Steelyard Stadium, in a match for the 17 th round of the K League. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 04-24-2018, the two teams tied (0-0) . In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 09-20-2017, in a match for the K League, which ended in the victory of Pohang Steelers, by (5-2). The goals of the match were scored by Lulinha (15 ‘and 82’), Dong-Hyun Yang (56 ‘), Dong-Woon Sim (76’) and Sang-Ki Lee (89 ‘), for Pohang Steelers, and Kyung- Jung Kim (23 ‘) and Chang-Jin Moon (53’), for the Gangwon. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Gangwon presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Pohang Steelersl:
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Gyeongnam, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Seoul, by (0-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the league, Pohang Steelers won 11 points out of 27 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 home matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). 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 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 11 of their 30 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Pohang Steelers has played so far a total of 9 games, winning 3, 2 draws and 4 defeats, scoring a total of 8 goals and suffering 11, leaving an average of 0.89 goals scored and 1.22 suffered, showing difficulties in both sectors. In all its games, its best moment was in the second half, a period in which it scored 9 goals, with a highlight for the Brazilian Léo Gamalho, with 5 goals and 1 assist. For this game the home team does not come at a good time, since it knows no wins in 3 games in a row, in addition to acting in its stadium has shown great difficulties, with 5 games without knowing wins: 3 losses and 2 draws. In these 5 games, the final score was More than 1.5 goals 3 times, but they did not score goals in 4 matches.
Gangwon:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Jeonnam Dragons, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Incheon United, by (3-3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 29 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Gangwon has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 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. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Gangwon so far played a total of 8 games, winning 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, scoring a total of 17 goals and suffering 16, leaving an average per game of 2.12 goals scored and 2 suffered, demonstrating an optimal offensive performance, but difficulties in its defensive sector. In all its games, its best moment was in the first 15 minutes of the second half, period in which it scored 6 goals, with highlight for U. Deric, with 12 goals and 3 assists. For this match the away team comes from 4 matches without knowing defeats, being that in the opponent’s house in 5 matches they lost only 1 and the final score was More than 2.5 goals in 4 occasions and only did not score goals in 1 game.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.74
