Gyeongnam and Incheon United meet at Changwon Football Center, 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, Gyeongnam won by (2-) 3). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10-09-2014, in a match for the K League which ended in a draw for (0-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Incheon United presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Gyeongnam:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Pohang Steelers, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Jeju United, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Gyeongnam won 12 points out of 24 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 home matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 7 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
After two days without defeats for the championship, the team arrives in the fourth position of the competition. It is important to observe his performance against the fans, where up to now he has proven to be a difficult team to overcome. We remember that in eight games under these conditions he suffered only two defeats, with three wins and three draws. In these conditions presented an average of 1 goal scored and 0.88 suffered, that is, has been more productive defensively.
In addition, the local team has good numbers, since they lost only one game in the last seven days, but in their domains it is finding difficulties to win, because if we observe their last six rounds in this condition they only won the last game. One of the main hopes of goals for this team is the Brazilian striker Marcão, who has scored ten goals and has contributed two assists.
Incheon United:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 10 points won, after 1 win, 7 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Jeonbuk Motors, by (3-3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Gangwon, by (3-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 8 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the league, Incheon United won 3 points out of 21 possible points, after 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 7 away matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 7 away 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 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
Unlike his opponent, who occupies one of the first positions, the visiting team lives a very complicated situation, because it occupies the last position of the table. We remember that the visiting team comes to this game without winning anything less than fourteen days in a row. In the last seven games, he stayed by three draws and four losses. In this condition, he has been efficient offensively, since he scored on average 1.43 goals, but at the same time he has left a lot of space in his defensive sector, because he suffered on average 2.14 goals per game. As a curiosity, despite presenting the weakest defensive sector of the competition, among the last classified in the table is the most efficient offensively. One of the main hopes of goals of this template is for the account of the midfielder Moon Seon-Min and the forward S. Mugosa, both with eight goals each scored in this competition.
PREDICTION: Gyeongnam to win @ 2.00
