Jeju United - Pohang Steelers: Small difference between teams in K-League 1 clash

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sun 14.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jeju World Cup Stadium

This should be an absorbing match as Jeju United have their expected home advantage, while Pohang Steelers are in front by 6 points in the K-League 1 standings.

Insights:
  • Jeju United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pohang Steelers is in the best form (4-1-1) in K-League 1

Both teams have had enough rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an in-your-face match!

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Jeju United form and stats

When playing at home in the K-League 1, Jeju United have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.

A strong away win for Jeju against Seoul the last match, as Kim and Fernandes were on target. Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without one. Attacking player Fernandes bested all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 8.11 out of 10. Fernandes scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Seongnam with the scoreline 1-2.

Jeju United has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Jeju's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pohang Steelers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their K-League 1 travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Pohang Steelers are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The regulars enjoyed Steelers's previous match versus Gangwon (placed 7th), a 2-1 win played at home. Sin got a match rating of 8.6 in that game, top player of the team. Sin signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and had 68 successful passes (of 80 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Sangju Sangmu with the score of 1-0.

Pohang Steelers find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Pohang Steelers have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the participants met earlier this campaign; Pohang Steelers - Jeju 1-1. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Jeju United won three, Pohang Steelers triumphed in two and we saw five draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Jeju UnitedM. Joo
M. Joo
13 goals
Pohang SteelersY. Heo
Y. Heo
9 goals
Jeju UnitedG. Fernandes
G. Fernandes
6 goals

Jeju United missing players

Pohang Steelers missing players

Jeju United Pohang Steelers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
10 4 2 Won W 0 5 12
7 5 0 Drew D 1 3 7
8 3 1 Lost L 2 4 6
31 14 5 Scored S 2 17 35
30 13 3 Conceded C 4 13 22
84% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 72%
52% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 42% 32%
28% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 16%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
48% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
32% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 36%
36% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 12%
 
5.2 5.8 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 4.9
3.2 2.5 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 4.2
1.6 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.2 11.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.8 10.6
4.3 4 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 3.8 4.5
29% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 31%
 
9 9.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 9.8 8.3
4.2 4.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4 3.2
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Jeju United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jeju United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pohang Steelers have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in K-League 1
  • Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pohang Steelers is in the best form (4-1-1) in K-League 1

  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 25 15 7 3 37 22 13 8 4 1 20 12 12 7 3 2 17 10 15 52
2 Jeonbuk Motors 26 14 7 5 33 22 13 4 6 3 14 14 13 10 1 2 19 8 11 49
3 Pohang Steelers 25 12 7 6 35 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 12 5 3 4 17 13 13 43
4 Incheon United 25 9 10 6 31 28 12 4 5 3 14 11 13 5 5 3 17 17 3 37
5 Jeju United 25 10 7 8 31 30 12 4 5 3 14 13 13 6 2 5 17 17 1 37
6 Suwon 26 9 6 11 40 42 14 6 2 6 31 30 12 3 4 5 9 12 -2 33
7 Gangwon 26 9 6 11 35 39 13 7 2 4 19 15 13 2 4 7 16 24 -4 33
8 Seoul 25 7 9 9 30 31 12 4 3 5 15 15 13 3 6 4 15 16 -1 30
9 Daegu 26 5 12 9 33 35 13 5 4 4 19 14 13 0 8 5 14 21 -2 27
10 Sangju Sangmu 25 6 8 11 31 30 12 4 3 5 14 12 13 2 5 6 17 18 1 26
11 Suwon Bluewings 25 5 9 11 19 31 12 4 5 3 9 8 13 1 4 8 10 23 -12 24
12 Seongnam 25 4 6 15 24 47 13 1 4 8 11 28 12 3 2 7 13 19 -23 18

Read more about K-League 1

The K League 1 is the top level of the South Korean football league pyramid. It was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, later renamed K League Classic and in 2018 renamed K League 1. It currently has twelve teams playing 33 fixtures each, then enter championship and relegation rounds.