On Saturday, starting with 08:30, the match Incheon – Daegu will be played, from the 1st stage of K League 1, 2020 edition. Although Daegu won in 2 of the previous 3 trips with Incheon, the hosts ended the previous season with 6 unbeaten matches on Sungui Arena Park. In the 2019 season of K League 1, Daegu won 2-1 at home, then drew with Incheon, score 1-1, both disputes being in the regular season.
Incheon finished the 2019 season of K League 1 on the 10th place, out of 12 teams. The group, founded in 2003, has not achieved any notable performance in its 17-year history. The best position occupied in the first South Korean league is the second one, obtained in 2005, and in 2015 it played the FA Cup final. According to the specialized website Transfermarkt, the Incheon team’s lot is worth 9.43 million euros at the start of the 2020 season.
On the other hand, Daegu did not register great performances in K League 1, but won the FA Cup in 2018, but also the South Korean second league, in 2015. The guest team, founded in 2002, has a lot worth 9.50 million euros, and the most important player is the Brazilian Cesinha, quoted at 1 million euros, by the Transfermarkt website. His name is a sonorous one for Romanian microbes, but it is just a coincidence of names with that of the former striker from Rapid Bucharest!
It should be noted that the 2020 season of K League 1 will be played without spectators, and the atmosphere will be very dull. Daegu has won twice in the last 2 years at Incheon, but the host team is undefeated in 15 of the previous 18 direct duels with the guests, on its own arena. It will be an interesting season debut, in which Incheon will score at least one draw!
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,83
