Pohang Steelers reset their brains and bodies for this after their 1-0 result against Sangju Sangmu, a match that made them wiser. Will they show it against Gangwon?
- Pohang Steelers have the most clean sheets (9) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in K-League 1
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
The story so far in the K-League 1 for Pohang Steelers, who have the most clean sheets (9) in K-League 1, at their home stadium (Steelyard Stadium) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Pohang Steelers, who won 1-0 against Sangju Sangmu (placed 11th). Kang loved the game against Sangju Sangmu. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. The goalie Kang was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.23 out of ten. Kang topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Seoul with the scoreline 1-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pohang Steelers handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Low on goals? In this club's last 22 league games, 17 have had zero, one or two goals.
Steelers has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. From these home matches, Pohang Steelers have conceded only 8 goals.
Gangwon form and stats
There's been little loot from Gangwon's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the K-League 1. Gangwon only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Hyun-Jun and Mun-ki scored in Gangwon's previous match, the home game against Jeonbuk Motors that ended 2-1. Attacker Hyun-Jun got a player rating of 7.71 in the game. "Man of the match" Hyun-Jun scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ulsan's place.Gangwon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
After this away game Gangwon return home for a K-League 1 game against Daegu. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Gangwon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gangwon have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Pohang Steelers and Gangwon have duelled earlier this season: Pohang Steelers - Gangwon 3-1. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Pohang Steelers won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Gangwon got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kim 10 goals |  Y. Heo 8 goals |  S. Lim 6 goals |
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| Pohang Steelers | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 29% | 17% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 54% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 42% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 12.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 25% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 36% |
| 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9 |
| 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gangwon have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the most conceded goals (22) away in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most clean sheets (9) in K-League 1
- 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 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 51 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | Seoul | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Suwon | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | Daegu | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Suwon Bluewings | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Sangju Sangmu | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -20 | 18 |
