On Sun Feb 27th, Sangju Sangmu plays host to Pohang Steelers in a meeting of these two closely matched K-League 1 teams. Sangju Sangmu is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Ulsan. Neither Ulsan nor Sangju Sangmu could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Sangju Sangmu looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while 1st placed Pohang Steelers is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Jeju United. Lim Sang-Hyub scored the first goal for Pohang Steelers in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, then Heo Young-Joon added another in the 74th minute In the end, Jeju 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 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Pohang Steelers, their top scorers are Kang Sang-Woo and Heo Young-Joon, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Jung Won-Jin and Kim Jae-Woo are the top scorers for Sangju Sangmu in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.