Seoul vs Pohang Steelers

Seoul World Cup Stadium is the venue as Seoul and Pohang Steelers lock horns in a handsomely-looking K League 1 showdown.

Seoul’s indifferent five-game league form (W1, D2, L2) has thrown their playoff hopes into doubt, letting 7th-placed Daegu reduce the gap to only four points. Discouraged by a disheartening 1-0 home loss to Incheon United last time out, Seoul would be correct to question their chances of extending an impressive eight-game unbeaten H2H league run against Pohang (W4, D4). Home goals have been in short supply for An Ik-soo’s men of late, as they’ve netted one or fewer in five of their last six K League 1 outings at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Topically, they’ve scored under 1.5 goals in six of their seven most recent home encounters against Pohang in all competitions.

In the meantime, since a 1-0 home defeat to Ulsan Hyundai in early July, Pohang Steelers have gone into overdrive, racking up a three-game unbeaten league run (W2, D1), cementing their pursuit of a playoff berth. Goals on either side of halftime have helped Pohang overcome Jeonbuk Motors and Jeju United in the last two K League 1 rounds, bolstering their confidence about halting a three-match winless away league run against Seoul (D2, L1). But low scoring has been a common theme in Pohang’s recent top-flight travels, with their last three such fixtures featuring under 2.5 total goals.