At the end of the night, the first match of the Korean Professional League was held at the home ground of champion Jeonbuk Motors against Incheon United. This season, Jeonbuk Sedan showed the strange phenomenon of "strong on the road and weak at home", and faced with the opponents who adopted a defensive tactic, like a mouse pulling a tortoise, unpredictable. Incheon United's tough style of play put the game into a stalemate in the early stages, and neither side could make any progress at halftime. (Live on TVB85 at 6:00pm on Saturday)
Incheon United is more resilient against tough opponents
Jeonbuk Sedan beat FC Seoul in midweek, but their home and away records this season are worlds apart. In 11 matches away from home in the league, Jeonbuk won 9, drew 1, and lost 1, while at home, they won 2, drew 4, and lost 3. The poor performance at home is largely attributed to the inability to break the game when faced with the deadly defense tactics, only 7 goals in 9 games, the last 5 league games at home, both sides have no goals at halftime, both offensive and defensive end of the show impatience, resulting in the loss of points again and again.
Incheon United has only 5 losses in 20 matches so far this season. Although they were in the doldrums for a while, they have won 2, drew 2 and lost 2 of their last 6 matches, showing some momentum. This season's visitors can also get points against strong teams such as Ulsan Hyundai and FC Daegu, which should not be underestimated. This time, they will continue to play the tactics of steady defense and surprise attack when they challenge a traditional strong team like Jeonbuk Sedan. The game may be dull at the beginning, but the situation may change after half time.
Preview of the live broadcast
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