Gwangju take on the visitors Pohang in the round 15 match of South Korean K League 1. The match will be played on Tuesday, May 28th at Gwangju Football Stadium (Gwangju).
With 14 rounds of the championship behind them, Gwangju FC are still outside the top 6 of the table, winning only a third of their matches. It's worth noting that last year this team also started poorly, significantly improving in the second half of the season. It seems that Gwangju's fate is to have a weak first half of the championship and catch up in the second. Yes, the team has broken their March-April streak of six consecutive losses, but now they alternate between successful and unsuccessful matches. In the latest round, they managed only a draw away against Incheon United (1-1), and in their most recent home game, they were defeated by Jeonbuk Motors (0-3).
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I think it will be difficult for the hosts to win this time as well, as they face the vice-champions of the country, who started the new season without any warm-up period. In the table, Pohang Steelers are just one point behind the leading Ulsan, having lost only twice in 14 K-League matches. Yes, the Steelers lost their most recent away match to Suwon FC (0-1), but before that, they had gone 12 matches without a defeat in the championship. Furthermore, before the match with Suwon, the team had secured four consecutive away victories: against Jeju United (2-0), Daejeon Citizen (2-1), Seoul (4-2), and Gangwon (4-2).
The hosts are ninth in the table, while the visitors are second. Bookmakers are still waiting for the bronze medalists of last season to wake up, which is why they are offering lower odds on their victory compared to the opponent. But Gwangju FC's opponents are the current vice-champions of the country, who have hardly lost to anyone in the new season. My pick for this match is X2. This season, the Steelers have already beaten Gwangju FC (1-0), and in the last ten head-to-head encounters, they have lost to them only once. In my opinion, the visitors will secure at least a draw in this match.
Prediction for the match: Pohang not to lose (X2).
