Pohang Steelers have won 20 of their 42 in total here at their precious home ground. Will they claim the win versus Incheon United?
- Pohang Steelers have the most matches under the total-line (18) in K-League 1
- Incheon United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Steelers have less rest than Incheon United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a AFC Champions League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ulsan.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
The story so far in the K-League 1 for Pohang Steelers at their home stadium (Steelyard Stadium) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. With Steelers having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager G. Kim.
Steelers manager G. Kim and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ulsan (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (placed 1st) in the AFC Champions League.
Ahead of that match, Steelers won a home game hosting Nagoya Grampus (3-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pohang Steelers handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, five draws and three defeats.
Pohang Steelers have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Steelers have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Incheon United form and stats
Incheon United have only collected 14 points from their away games in the K-League 1, after 4-2-9 (15 played). Recent form does not give Incheon United much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Pohang Steelers will be a tough nut to crack.
Incheon United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 475 league minutes without a goal. H. Delbridge was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Incheon in their previous game, as they lost their K-League 1-match, hosting Gangwon, 0-1. Min-su Kang was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Kang won 3 of 3 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Suwon Bluewings.We have checked recent matches where Incheon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were seven victories, three draws and seven defeats.
Incheon find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Incheon struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Incheon United - Steelers 1-1 was the product when this pair of squads last did battle, earlier this season. Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Steelers won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Incheon United have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Lim 10 goals |   S. Mugoša 9 goals |  E. Aguilar Vargas 5 goals |
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| Pohang Steelers | Incheon United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 35 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 39 | 19 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 28 | 42 |
| 91% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 88% |
| 59% | 56% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 62% |
| 41% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 47% |
| 22% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 22% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 12% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 53% | 44% |
| 25% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 25% |
| 31% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 44% |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 10.4 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 32% | 31% |
- Incheon United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Incheon United have the most conceded goals (28) away in K-League 1
- Incheon United have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in K-League 1
- Incheon United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pohang Steelers have the most matches under the total-line (18) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 64 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | Daegu | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 49 |
| 4 | Suwon | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Suwon Bluewings | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Pohang Steelers | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 42 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -10 | 37 |
| 10 | Seoul | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Seongnam | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 29 |