Battling Incheon United are keen to pull off an upset when they host high-flying Pohang Steelers in the next league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home fans will have modest confidence.
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Incheon United form and stats
Incheon United's results here at Sungui Arena Park in the K-League 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 6 draws and 2 defeats. Incheon are slowly digging their own grave here at Sungui Arena Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.
The Incheon United coach Cho and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Suwon Bluewings (placed 12th). Mpoku, a natural forward, was the champion player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Mpoku hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
In the match before that, Incheon hosted Seoul and drew the game 1-1.Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have seen two goals or less.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Suwon Bluewings are coming to town in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Incheon United here at Sungui Arena Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games).
Pohang Steelers form and stats
As the visiting team in K-League 1 matches, Pohang Steelers have produced an overall stat of 2-5-2 so far.
Pohang Steelers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Seoul for a 1-1 draw. Midfield player Baek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Baek served one assist and hit three key passes.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Jeju United.A new game in only three days for Steelers, the FA Cup home match versus Gangwon. Busy days.
Pohang Steelers have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Pohang Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: Pohang Steelers - Incheon 0-2. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Incheon United won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Pohang Steelers have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine.
Top Goalscorers
  Go Young-jun 6 goals | H. Lee 5 goals |  S. Baek 4 goals |
Incheon United missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Incheon United | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 83% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 89% |
| 67% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 78% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 39% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 44% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.8 | 6.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 13 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 13.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 22% | 16% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 10 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 3 | Seoul | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Jeonbuk Motors | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Daegu | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Gwangju | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Suwon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 12 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 9 |
