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Round
Regular Season - 31
Venue
Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon
Referee
Ko Hyung-jin, South Korea
Form

Recent form

Incheon United
43Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -1 goal difference

Pohang Steelers
37Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + Pohang Steelers or Draw

BetGenius backs Under 2.5 Goals + Pohang Steelers or Draw (Combo Bet) at 72% confidence — a solid call.

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Incheon United host Pohang Steelers in a closely contested K League 1 encounter, with just one point separating the two sides in the lower half of the table. Pohang sit in seventh place with 40 points from 30 matches, while Incheon follow right behind in eighth on 39 points. Both teams are looking to establish stability as the regular season enters its 31st round.

Incheon United enter the contest having drawn their last two league matches, including a 0-0 result against Gangwon FC and a 1-1 home draw with Daejeon Citizen. Across their 15 home league matches this season, Incheon have posted five wins, four draws, and six defeats, maintaining a modest scoring record of 17 goals scored and 16 conceded.

Pohang Steelers secured a 2-1 victory over FC Seoul in their most recent league outing. Interestingly, Pohang have proven effective on the road this campaign, securing seven wins and four draws from 17 away fixtures while scoring 22 goals. Combined with a historically strong record at Sungui Arena Park, the visitors will view this trip as a prime opportunity to maintain their standing.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Incheon United at homePohang Steelers away
15
Played
1
5-4-6
W-D-L
0-0-1
1.1
Scored /game
—
1.1
Conceded /game
—
20%
Clean sheets
—
20%
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%
Players

Key players this season

Incheon United

  • S. Mugoša11G
  • M. Ferrier5G

Pohang Steelers

  • Wanderson3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
4Gangwon FCPromotion - K League 1 (Championship Group)32+1047
5Daejeon CitizenPromotion - K League 1 (Championship Group)32+1146
6Jeju United FCPromotion - K League 1 (Championship Group)32+446
7Incheon UnitedK League 1 (Relegation Group)32+643
8FC AnyangK League 1 (Relegation Group)32-842
9Pohang SteelersK League 1 (Relegation Group)32-941
10Gimcheon Sangmu FCK League 1 (Relegation Group)32-734
11Bucheon FC 1995K League 1 (Relegation Group)32-1232
12Gwangju FCK League 1 (Relegation Group)32-4218
History

Head-to-head

2
Incheon United
3
Draws
5
Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 1.8 goals a game, only 20% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-10-09Incheon United3-0Pohang Steelers
  • 2026-05-12Incheon United0-1Pohang Steelers
  • 2026-03-15Pohang Steelers1-1Incheon United
  • 2024-09-27Pohang Steelers1-0Incheon United
  • 2024-06-23Incheon United1-3Pohang Steelers
Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + Pohang Steelers or Draw
72%
Both must land · no better than

Under 2.5 Goals — 76% confidence

Head-to-head meetings between these two clubs have consistently been low scoring, with nine of the last ten encounters producing under 2.5 goals at an average of 1.7 goals per match. Incheon United concede an average of only 1.1 goals per game at home, while Pohang Steelers have failed to score in 12 of their 30 league fixtures this season.

Pohang Steelers or Draw — 72% confidence

Pohang Steelers hold a dominant head-to-head record against Incheon United, recording five wins, four draws, and just one defeat across their last ten meetings. Incheon have failed to win any of their last five home matches against Pohang, suffering four defeats. Additionally, Pohang have avoided defeat in 11 of their 17 away matches in the league this season.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Pohang Steelers or Draw
72%
Confidence

Pohang Steelers hold a dominant head-to-head record against Incheon United, recording five wins, four draws, and just one defeat across their last ten meetings. Incheon have failed to win any of their last five home matches against Pohang, suffering four defeats. Additionally, Pohang have avoided defeat in 11 of their 17 away matches in the league this season.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
76%
Confidence

Head-to-head meetings between these two clubs have consistently been low scoring, with nine of the last ten encounters producing under 2.5 goals at an average of 1.7 goals per match. Incheon United concede an average of only 1.1 goals per game at home, while Pohang Steelers have failed to score in 12 of their 30 league fixtures this season.

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Published October 7, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.