Week 5 features a match on Sat Mar 12th, where Pohang Steelers and Suwon Bluewings will play a match in Suwon in a clash of these two mismatched K-League 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Suwon Bluewings, recorded a 2-2 draw against Seongnam. Sung-Soo Jeon struck first for Seongnam in the 52nd minute on a penalty kick, then Fejsal Mulic added another in the 68th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while pohang Steelers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Incheon United. Lim Sang-Hyub struck first for Pohang Steelers in the 37th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Incheon United was frustrated by Pohang Steelers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pohang Steelers ended the match with the shutout victory. Pohang Steelers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Suwon Bluewings won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For Pohang Steelers, their top scorers are Heo Young-Joon and Lim Sang-Hyub, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Suwon Bluewings hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Park and Oh Hyun-Gyu, and they each have 1 goal.