Pohang Steelers vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC Prediction - 9 September 2026
Our pick:Under 3.5 goals
73%Odds 1.23Won
Correct score1-1Alternative1-0
What is the prediction for Pohang Steelers vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC?
Our correct score is 1-1, then 1-0. Gimcheon Sangmu FC are in better form heading into this match.
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Three of Gimcheon Sangmu's last five matches have finished level, two of them goalless, and that pattern of low-scoring results sits behind Superior's Under 3.5 pick for Pohang Steelers vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC in the K League 1 on 9 September, priced at 1.23 and rated 73 percent. Pohang's own attack has cooled since an earlier three-match winning run, adding to the case for a quieter night.
Gimcheon have been held level in three of their last five
Before this two-match dip, Pohang had won three straight, 3-1, 3-0 and 2-1, but that run has cooled into a goalless draw with Gangwon and a 2-0 defeat at Jeonbuk. Gimcheon's away form (LDDLD) has produced just five goals in five games, and three of those matches finished level, two of them goalless, exactly the pattern that keeps a total like this down.
Gimcheon shipped three goals at Ulsan three weeks ago
The way this goes over is four or more total goals, and Gimcheon have conceded three in a single game before, a 3-1 loss at Ulsan on 29 August. Pohang's attack has scored eight in their last five, so a return to that earlier scoring form, paired with one loose afternoon from a Gimcheon defence sitting eleventh, is the route to that outcome.
More tips for this game
- Goals: Under 2.5
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- 1-112.4%Our score
- 1-010.1%Alternative
- 0-19.0%
- 2-18.6%
- 1-27.7%
Top five combined: 47.8%
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Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2026 | Pohang Steelers | 0 - 1 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC |
| 28 February 2026 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 1 - 1 | Pohang Steelers |
| 1 November 2025 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 0 - 1 | Pohang Steelers |
| 27 September 2025 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 2 - 0 | Pohang Steelers |
| 14 June 2025 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 1 - 0 | Pohang Steelers |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | +20 | 42 | ||
| 2 | 19 | +12 | 32 | ||
| 3 | 19 | +9 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 19 | +1 | 28 | ||
| 5 | 19 | -1 | 28 | ||
| 6 | 19 | +4 | 27 | ||
| 7 | 19 | +4 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 19 | -2 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 19 | +1 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 19 | +1 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 19 | -7 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 19 | -8 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 19 | -33 | 10 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Seoul | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 42 | |
| 2 | Gangwon FC | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 32 | |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Motors | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Anyang | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Incheon United | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Jeju United FC | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Citizen | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 20 | |
| 10 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 19 | |
| 11 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gwangju FC | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 43 | -33 | 10 |