Preview: Pohang Steelers vs Jeju United

Last round, Pohang overturned the game through Lulinha's late wonder goal to win the match. He has already got 5 goals this season and is now 3rd in the league's top scorer table.

(photo via facebook.com/fcpohangsteelers)

  

Overview

Last Game

Pohang made an incredible 'Pele goal' in the last match. The first phase of game saw FC Seoul's Dejan make the game difficult for Pohang. But after Seoul's Jeong In-hwan was given a red card at 76 minutes, Pohang concentrated hard so they could overturn the score, finishing with a fantastic goal from Lulinha. Lulinha's performances are soaring to the sky. He has made 5 goals this season and is ranked 3rd in the scoring charts. He is also winning the hearts of supporters with incredible goals. Furthermore, Seo Bo-min was a substitute, but he recorded the assist for the winning goal. Also Son Jun-ho and Lulinha were chosen in the Best Eleven for Round 10. More importantly, Pohang ended the chain of three consecutive losses. They can now realign and recover. However, objectively they had a difficult game. So Pohang should show "something" to dispel such concerns in the upcoming match.

  

Nowadays, Jeju are showing their best performances in their history. In their last league game, they scored 4 goals against Sangju. Also, Jeju is the only K-league team that advanced in the Asian Champions League. In the last ACL game, Hwang Il-su's shooting left strong impressions on the Jeju fans. His decisive goal helped the team advance in the tournament. Meanwhile, in the league, Kwon Yong-hyun was designated as the 'best player' 10 Round. Kwon scored his the first goals at Jeju in the last game. However, he did not participate in the last ACL game so he has a high probability of participating in this match.

Team News

Pohang: Pohang have recorded 16 goals. It ranks 3rd in the scoring chart. But they also have conceded 13 goals. They have shown problems with their Attack-Defence balance. Furthermore, Yang Dong-hyun's recent silence in front of goal continues. However, Son jun-ho showed a good performance. He returned in the last match against Suwon Samsung which will be very helpful to the team.

Jeju: Anyone knows Jeju is the best team this year, even though they may not be a K League fan. There's no need to explain any more. Jeju have scored 21 goals this year, it's the highest among the K League sides. The top scorer in Jeju is Marcelo, who has got 5 goal up until now. Not focusing on a specific player though as anyone can make goal. It is the biggest strength of this Jeju side. However, Jeju's team score is like a  roller-coaster; they've scored 4 goals in a game three times, and 3 goals in a game one time. So they should keep the good atmosphere in this match. Furthermore, Jeju is on a winning streak against Pohang.

Prediction

This match is the rising team match. Pohang ended their chain of three consecutive losses and head towards the high positions in the league. Jeju is the top rank. Jeju's objective performance is better than Pohang. In order to win the game, Pohang have to bring a good tactical offense, but they also must pay attention to the defense because Jeju is the most attacking team in K League. Balance is important. I think this game is up to the Brazilian players. Lulinaha and Marcelo who have been showing some strong performances recently.

Predicted Score: Pohang 1 : 3 Jeju.

Key player

Pohang : Lulinha, Son jun-ho, Seo bo-min

Jeju : Marcelo, Kwon yhong-hyun, Hwang il-su