This should be an action-packed match as Gangwon have their presumed home advantage, while Pohang Steelers are in front by 5 points in the K-League 1 table.
- Gangwon have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Pohang Steelers have the most scored goals (8) away in K-League 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gangwon and Pohang Steelers.
Gangwon form and stats
When playing at home in the K-League 1, Gangwon have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Gangwon are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Gangneung Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Gangwon travelled for their previous game, a trip to Seoul that ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Gangwon in their match versus Seoul as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Kim, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.41 (out of 10). Kim scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Gangwon lost 1-2 at home to Jeonbuk Motors.Early season league goal statistics from Gangwon's 5 home games: 5 goals, 5 conceded.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
Playing away, Pohang Steelers have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the K-League 1 this season.
Pohang Steelers are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Suwon (placed 11th). Midfield player Sin was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Sin scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 82 successful passes (of 92 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Seoul.Steelers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: three wins for Gangwon, two draws and five wins for Pohang Steelers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Kim 4 goals |  Y. Heo 4 goals |  S. Lim 3 goals |
Gangwon missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Gangwon | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 30% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 24% |
| 10.6 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
- Gangwon have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gangwon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pohang Steelers have the most clean sheets (3) away in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most scored goals (8) away in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Incheon United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Daegu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 9 | Seoul | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Suwon Bluewings | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Suwon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
