Jeonbuk Motors and Pohang Steelers are both riding high in the K-League 1 with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Jeonbuk Motors and Pohang Steelers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
Jeonbuk Motors, who have the most points (28) at home in K-League 1, have been very solid at home in the K-League 1 so far, with 28 points collected from 11 matches (9-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
The Jeonbuk goalkeeper Bum-Keun Song is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the K-League 1.
Happy days for Jeonbuk Motors in their previous game, a K-League 1 match away at Sangju Sangmu that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Seongnam in a game that was won 1-0.
Manager J. Ferreira de Morais felt very clever after Lee Seung-Gi scored the winning goal against Sangju Sangmu, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 65th minute.
The Jeonbuk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Jeonbuk Motors have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
6-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pohang Steelers in their K-League 1 matches away.
Steelers are travelling after their nice 5-3 home win in the K-League 1 against Gwangju. Ahead of that match was the FA Cup away draw versus Ulsan (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) that ended 1-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Pohang Steelers, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? S. Iljutcenko certainly enjoyed Pohang Steelers's last game versus Gwangju, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-3 victory.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Steelers are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Pohang Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Jeonbuk - Pohang Steelers 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Jeonbuk six wins, two draws and Pohang Steelers two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Iljutcenko 15 goals |  A. Paločević 11 goals |   K. Han 9 goals |
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Jeonbuk Motors | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 39 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 46 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 74% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 48% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 35% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 22% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 65% |
| 39% | 55% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 26% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 13% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 310 | 173 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 120 | 250 |
| 107 | 60 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 58 | 104 |
| 36% | 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 40% | 44% |
- Jeonbuk Motors has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors has the most points (28) at home in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Jeonbuk Motors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Jeonbuk Motors have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Jeonbuk Motors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Pohang Steelers has the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers has the most points from losing position (15) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pohang Steelers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Pohang Steelers is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Daegu | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Gwangju | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | Seoul | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Suwon Bluewings | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Busan I'Park | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 18 |