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2020-06-06 - Pohang Steelers vs Ulsan

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Pohang Steelers v Ulsan
Football: South Korea: K League
Saturday 6th June 2020 - Kick Off 7:30pm
British Time: 11:30am

Preview

Losing the title in the manner they did last season will have stung Ulsan for months, but they can get a measure of redemption when they head into this fixture. It won't have been lost on anyone associated with Ulsan that the 1-4 home loss to Pohang Steelers was the fatal blow on the final day of last season in terms of a title success and Ulsan are visiting the same opponents on Saturday.

Back to back draws have prevented Ulsan from taking over at the top of the early K League, but they remain just a single point behind Jeonbuk Motors, the team who edged Ulsan out on goal difference last time around.

Those draws have come against teams that will be considered weaker than Pohang Steelers who had their own goal difference disappointment in 2019 when missing out on a top three finish and a place in the Asian Champions League. The Steelers are up to 4th in the K League table having won 1-4 at Incheon United last weekend and they are just a point behind Ulsan so there is plenty on the line for both clubs.

The 1-0-1 home record the Steelers have put together in the first month of the season is a touch disappointing. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 in those games, but Pohang might be suffering like many in playing in front of the empty stands and it may make games a little tougher to deal with.

Pohang Steelers have lost 1 of their last 8 games in the K League and they go into this weekend having won 4 of their last 6. However, the 8 game unbeaten run at home during which time Pohang had won 6 times came to an end in their last outing here as the Steelers were downed 1-2 by Seoul.

There will still be some confidence that the Steelers can bounce back and that is despite facing a team higher than them in the League table and one which has a 1-1-0 record away from home. Ulsan have fallen behind in both away games played this season and needed to come from 2-0 down to win at Suwon Bluewings before a very disappointing 1-1 draw at Gwangju last time.

Overall Ulsan have only been beaten in 1 of their last 10 games in all competitions, although the flip side of the conversation will say the side have won just 2 of their last 7. They had won 3 in a row away from home in the League before the 1-1 draw with Gwangju and since losing to the Pohang Steelers who have had something of a hold over Ulsan in recent meetings.

Pohang Steelers have won 3 of the last 4 games against Ulsan including beating them in 2 in a row in the closing weeks of the 2019 season which was costly for the latter. The Steelers have also won 3 of the last 4 at home against them.

Prediction

When you consider the recent form and the head to head between these teams you do have to be a little surprised that the Pohang Steelers are the home outsiders in this weekend's fixture against Ulsan.

Pohang Steelers have won 3 of the last 4 overall against Ulsan and 3 of the last 4 at home against them. While they are coming off an impressive 1-4 away win, Ulsan have had back to back draws against the two newly promoted clubs including handing Gwangju their first point of the season last weekend.

It did make backing Pohang Steelers with the start appealing, but I do think both teams will have an impact in the game. Matches between these clubs have featured plenty of goals and the last 8 at this ground have all ended with three or more shared out.

In only one of those did one of the teams fail to score and the early indications are that these two can combine to cover the goals at odds against.