On the 2nd of March, in this week 3 match, Pohang Steelers will travel to Jeonju to battle Jeonbuk Motors in a clash of the K-League 1. Jeonbuk Motors sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Suwon. Song Min-Kyu struck first for Jeonbuk Motors in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Suwon couldn’t muster any offence and Jeonbuk Motors ran away with the shutout win. Jeonbuk Motors is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Pohang Steelers is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Jeju United. Lim Sang-Hyub struck first for Pohang Steelers in the 19th minute on a penalty kick, then Heo Young-Joon added another in the 74th minute In the end, Jeju United couldn’t muster any offence and Pohang Steelers ran away with the shutout win. Pohang Steelers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Jeonbuk Motors won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Both Kang Sang-Woo and Heo Young-Joon have been the hottest scorers for Pohang Steelers in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Song Min-Kyu has been the most prolific scorer on Jeonbuk Motors in his last five matches with 3 goals.