Buckle up for a show! Today's starring antagonists are Pohang Steelers and Daejeon Citizen, a win is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Daejeon Citizen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
It's no vacation for neither Pohang Steelers nor Daejeon Citizen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Pohang Steelers have to build on here at Steelyard Stadium in the K-League 1.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Daejeon Citizen last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that, Steelers played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Daegu.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pohang Steelers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 21 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 9 and lost 5.
Pohang Steelers has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Daejeon Citizen playing as the away team in the K-League 1 this season. Visiting Daejeon has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Daejeon Citizen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Pohang Steelers (placed 4th).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Suwon.We have checked recent matches where Daejeon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The travelling fans enjoy Daejeon Citizen's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Daejeon Citizen have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Steelers have avoided defeat in the last 13 matches (9-4-0) facing Daejeon Citizen.Daejeon Citizen - Pohang Steelers 0-0 was the story when these contenders previously met, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  Go Young-jun 4 goals |  T. Pereira da Silva 4 goals | H. Lee 3 goals |
Pohang Steelers missing players
Daejeon Citizen missing players
| Pohang Steelers | Daejeon Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 85% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 77% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 62% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 31% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 69% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 71% | 62% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 13.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.6 | 10.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 39% |
| 8.5 | 7.3 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.6 | 14.4 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
- Daejeon Citizen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Seoul | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Suwon | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Motors | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Gwangju | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Daegu | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Incheon United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 5 |
