Gwangju are willing to set aside the league table ahead of this match versus Pohang Steelers. Here's all you must know pre-match!
- Gwangju have the fewest clean sheets (6) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most matches under the total-line (18) in K-League 1
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the K-League 1. That game was also an away game, at Gangwon. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Gwangju form and stats
When playing at home in the K-League 1, Gwangju have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. Gwangju has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager H. Kim and the players.
The fans are hoping that Gwangju will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the K-League 1 game against Ulsan (placed 1st). Pyeong-guk Yun had a busy but productive day in the Ulsan match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Goalkeeper Pyeong-guk Yun got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.34 out of ten. Yun saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with six saves.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Jeonbuk Motors (1-2).Gwangju are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Gwangju have conceded 17 goals.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
As the visiting team in K-League 1 matches, Pohang Steelers have produced an overall stat of 5-4-6 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for Pohang Steelers who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Jeonbuk Motors was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Two away games in a row for Steelers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Gangwon in the K-League 1. Steelers were so close to getting something from the game against Gangwon, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Jin-ho Sin got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Sin hit two key passes and had 44 successful passes (of 53 total).
Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Jeju United.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Steelers have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Gwangju and Pohang Steelers have met already this season: Pohang Steelers - Gwangju 1-0. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Gwangju won zero, Pohang Steelers triumphed in eight and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Lim 10 goals |   J. Kim 5 goals | J. Kim 3 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Gwangju | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 28 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 39 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 93% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 63% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 40% | 33% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 39% |
| 13% | 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| 7% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 40% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 53% | 52% |
| 20% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 26% |
| 47% | 47% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 9.7 | 12.7 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 21% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | 28% |
- Gwangju have the fewest clean sheets (6) in K-League 1
- Gwangju have the the worst goal difference (-11) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most matches under the total-line (18) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 61 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | Daegu | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | Suwon | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Suwon Bluewings | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Pohang Steelers | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 39 |
| 8 | Incheon United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 37 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Seoul | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 29 |