Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD, which are only four points apart, will compete for the lead and win the rival match at the same time in the East Coast Derby.

Depending on the results of the two teams, the competition for the lead in the K League 1, which includes Gimcheon Sangmu, is expected to become fiercer. 

Pohang and Ulsan will hold the "East Coast Derby" in the 20th round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Pohang Steelyard at 6 p.m. on the 30th.

The East Coast Derby, which will be the 180th face-off between the two teams, can be a very important watershed in the race for the lead. The home team Pohang is currently ranked third (9 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses, 34 points), and the away team Ulsan is ranked first (11 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, 38 points).

Currently, three teams are competing fiercely for the lead up to the second place (10 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses, 36 points), and the lead may fluctuate depending on the results of the derby match. 

Pohang, which had been cruising against concerns with a good trend at the beginning of the season, has fallen to third place, pressed by the rise of Ulsan and Gimcheon. 

Pohang is now trying to regain its stability after suffering two wins, three draws and one loss in six recent matches. It had a 1-1 draw in its away match against Jeonbuk Hyundai in the 19th round, and garnered a landslide 3-1 victory in its away match against Incheon United in the 19th round, trying to regain momentum. 

However, in the 18th round match against Hana Citizen in Daejeon, the most recent home game, he failed to penetrate the opponent's dense defense and drew 1-1 due to an own goal. 

Lee Ho-jae is recovering confidence by scoring multiple goals, and Heo Yong-joon is also steadily accumulating offensive points with consecutive goals in 17-18 rounds.

Conversely, Ulsan is gaining the upper hand in the lead competition with Gimcheon by accumulating points with a formidable force. Ulsan has been on a six-match unbeaten streak (four wins and two draws). In terms of league standards, it has not lost a single time since its 0-1 defeat to Gangwon in May in the 13th round. 

While Joo Min-kyu has been active with four goals and one assist in six games, his spine line remains solid, including the appearance of Boyanichi, Cho Hyun-woo, and semi-professional center back Kang Min-woo, born in 2006. 

Seol Young-woo left for Serbia's prestigious Tsurvena Zvezda through the 19th round match against Daegu, but Yoon Il-rok, who succeeded in transforming into a fullback, fills the vacancy, maintaining the solidity of his power.  안전놀이터

The two teams had mixed feelings about Ataru's winning goal in this season's opening and first East Coast derby held at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan on March 1. At that time, Pohang was outnumbered and Ulsan won based on its numerical advantage.  메이저사이트

Pohang has not won since winning 2-0 in the 19th round of the 2022 season against Ulsan at home. Pohang's overall performance in the home east coast derby is advantageous with 35 wins, 21 draws, and 30 losses, but if it is narrowed down to the last five games, it is rather inferior to Ulsan with one win, two draws, and two losses.