K-League 1: Jeonbuk Motors - Pohang Steelers match guide and all the data

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jeonju World Cup Stadium (42477 seats)

Tension and suspense is likely at Jeonju World Cup Stadium when Jeonbuk Motors meet Pohang Steelers in what looks to be a brilliant fixture. Read on!

Insights:
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most clean sheets (12) in K-League 1
  • Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an exciting game with lots of action and energy as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!

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Jeonbuk Motors form and stats

When playing at home in the K-League 1, Jeonbuk Motors have managed 5 wins, 8 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 16 games.

A good away victory last time out for Jeonbuk Motors, who won 3-2 against Suwon Bluewings. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Barrow, having bagged a goal in three consecutive matches. Midfielder Barrow was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.2 (out of ten) in that game. Barrow scored two goals.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Seongnam.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Jeonbuk Motors have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3.

There will be little rest for Jeonbuk after this match as they are travelling to Ulsan for a FA Cup game in only four days.

Jeonbuk Motors are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games.

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Pohang Steelers form and stats

As the visiting team in K-League 1 matches, Pohang Steelers have produced an overall stat of 7-5-6 so far.

Pohang Steelers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Seongnam for a 1-1 draw. Sin got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, top player of the team. Sin served one assist, hit two key passes and had 102 successful passes (of 113 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Suwon Bluewings.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pohang Steelers playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 1 Steelers win, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The visiting Pohang Steelers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Jeonbuk Motors - Pohang Steelers 2-2 was the end result in these teams' last h2h fixture, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Jeonbuk victories, one draw and three Pohang Steelers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Jeonbuk MotorsM. Barrow
M. Barrow
11 goals
Pohang SteelersY. Heo
Y. Heo
10 goals
Jeonbuk MotorsG. da Silva Sousa
G. da Silva Sousa
8 goals

Jeonbuk Motors missing players

Pohang Steelers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jeonbuk Motors Pohang Steelers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 18 33
17 5 0 Won W 2 7 15
10 8 2 Drew D 0 5 10
6 3 1 Lost L 1 6 8
47 17 3 Scored S 3 24 47
31 16 4 Conceded C 3 23 34
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 76%
39% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 36%
27% 19% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 28% 21%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
52% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 55%
36% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 30%
15% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 15%
 
4.2 4.7 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.1 5
4.3 3.7 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 3.7 3.9
1.5 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.8 9.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.4 10.6
4.3 3.9 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.5
33% 27% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 32%
 
10.6 9.3 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9.4 8.5
3.8 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4 3.3
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most clean sheets (12) in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in K-League 1
  • Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 33 19 9 5 48 28 17 11 4 2 28 14 16 8 5 3 20 14 20 66
2 Jeonbuk Motors 33 17 10 6 47 31 16 5 8 3 17 16 17 12 2 3 30 15 16 61
3 Pohang Steelers 33 15 10 8 47 34 15 8 5 2 23 11 18 7 5 6 24 23 13 55
4 Incheon United 33 12 13 8 41 35 16 6 6 4 19 13 17 6 7 4 22 22 6 49
5 Jeju United 33 12 10 11 45 41 17 5 7 5 23 19 16 7 3 6 22 22 4 46
6 Gangwon 33 13 6 14 47 47 16 8 2 6 23 20 17 5 4 8 24 27 0 45
7 Suwon 33 12 8 13 51 53 17 8 3 6 36 33 16 4 5 7 15 20 -2 44
8 Seoul 33 10 11 12 38 42 16 6 4 6 21 20 17 4 7 6 17 22 -4 41
9 Daegu 33 7 14 12 40 50 17 7 5 5 23 19 16 0 9 7 17 31 -10 35
10 Sangju Sangmu 33 8 10 15 39 40 17 5 4 8 20 20 16 3 6 7 19 20 -1 34
11 Suwon Bluewings 33 8 10 15 35 46 17 5 6 6 20 20 16 3 4 9 15 26 -11 34
12 Seongnam 33 6 7 20 30 61 17 3 5 9 16 34 16 3 2 11 14 27 -31 25

Table
  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 33 19 9 5 48 28 17 11 4 2 28 14 16 8 5 3 20 14 20 66
2 Jeonbuk Motors 33 17 10 6 47 31 16 5 8 3 17 16 17 12 2 3 30 15 16 61
3 Pohang Steelers 33 15 10 8 47 34 15 8 5 2 23 11 18 7 5 6 24 23 13 55
4 Incheon United 33 12 13 8 41 35 16 6 6 4 19 13 17 6 7 4 22 22 6 49
5 Jeju United 33 12 10 11 45 41 17 5 7 5 23 19 16 7 3 6 22 22 4 46
6 Gangwon 33 13 6 14 47 47 16 8 2 6 23 20 17 5 4 8 24 27 0 45
7 Suwon 33 12 8 13 51 53 17 8 3 6 36 33 16 4 5 7 15 20 -2 44
8 Seoul 33 10 11 12 38 42 16 6 4 6 21 20 17 4 7 6 17 22 -4 41
9 Daegu 33 7 14 12 40 50 17 7 5 5 23 19 16 0 9 7 17 31 -10 35
10 Sangju Sangmu 33 8 10 15 39 40 17 5 4 8 20 20 16 3 6 7 19 20 -1 34
11 Suwon Bluewings 33 8 10 15 35 46 17 5 6 6 20 20 16 3 4 9 15 26 -11 34
12 Seongnam 33 6 7 20 30 61 17 3 5 9 16 34 16 3 2 11 14 27 -31 25

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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.