Pohang Steelers manager Kim looking for three points in Gangwon showdown

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Fri 17.June
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Steelyard Stadium (25000 seats)

K-League 1: What this fixture might not have in style it should pay back in guts and attitude. Bring on Pohang Steelers - Gangwon!

Insights:
  • Pohang Steelers have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in K-League 1
  • Gangwon have yet to win a game away.

D W W L L

Pohang Steelers form and stats

Pohang Steelers, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in K-League 1, have collected 11 points from their K-League 1 home games so far after 3-2-1.

The home team returns to Steelyard Stadium after drawing with Daegu (placed 6th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Jeong was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Daegu after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Defender Shim got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.61/10. Shim hit two key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.

Steelers are traveling soon after this match as the K-League 1 match at Suwon awaits in four days.

The Pohang Steelers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Steelers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Steelyard Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 6 matches.

D L L W D

Gangwon form and stats

Gangwon have only collected 4 points from their away games in the K-League 1, after 0-4-2 (6 played).

There were no winners in Gangwon's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Suwon Bluewings (placed 8th). Defender Kim was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Kim scored one goal and won 2 of 5 duels.

The attacking power of Gangwon when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Gangwon struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest reported match involving both these teams is the Gangwon - Pohang Steelers 1-1 played not long ago this season. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Pohang Steelers, three draws and three wins for Gangwon. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Pohang SteelersY. Heo
Y. Heo
5 goals
GangwonD. Kim
D. Kim
5 goals
SteelersJ. Jeong
J. Jeong
4 goals

Pohang Steelers missing players

Gangwon missing players

Pohang Steelers Gangwon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 6 2 Played P 3 6 15
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 3
5 2 0 Drew D 2 4 6
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 6
18 7 3 Scored S 4 5 14
13 3 0 Conceded C 7 9 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 93%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 73%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 33%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 20%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 47%
40% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 27%
20% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 33%
 
5 6.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 2.8 3.5
4.3 4.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.7 4.3
2.3 2.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 15 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.3 8.7
5.1 6.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3
23% 18% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 31%
 
8.3 6.8 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 8.8 8.3
2.5 1.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.3 3.3
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gangwon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gangwon have yet to win a game away.
  • Pohang Steelers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pohang Steelers have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in K-League 1
  • Pohang Steelers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 15 11 3 1 25 10 7 5 2 0 12 5 8 6 1 1 13 5 15 36
2 Jeju United 15 7 5 3 18 12 8 2 4 2 6 6 7 5 1 1 12 6 6 26
3 Jeonbuk Motors 15 7 4 4 15 11 7 1 3 3 4 7 8 6 1 1 11 4 4 25
4 Incheon United 15 6 6 3 17 15 9 3 4 2 9 8 6 3 2 1 8 7 2 24
5 Pohang Steelers 15 6 5 4 18 13 6 3 2 1 7 3 9 3 3 3 11 10 5 23
6 Daegu 15 4 6 5 22 21 8 4 2 2 14 8 7 0 4 3 8 13 1 18
7 Seoul 15 4 6 5 17 16 7 3 2 2 11 8 8 1 4 3 6 8 1 18
8 Suwon Bluewings 15 4 6 5 12 16 8 4 2 2 8 6 7 0 4 3 4 10 -4 18
9 Sangju Sangmu 15 4 5 6 18 19 6 3 2 1 8 6 9 1 3 5 10 13 -1 17
10 Gangwon 15 3 6 6 14 19 9 3 2 4 9 10 6 0 4 2 5 9 -5 15
11 Suwon 15 3 3 9 20 28 7 2 1 4 14 17 8 1 2 5 6 11 -8 12
12 Seongnam 15 2 3 10 11 27 8 0 3 5 5 16 7 2 0 5 6 11 -16 9

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.