Pohang Steelers are considered as favourites to win this home fixture vs Seoul, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we looking at a possible?
- Pohang Steelers have the most clean sheets (8) in K-League 1
Pohang Steelers are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Seoul are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Steelyard Stadium as Pohang Steelers have scored 15 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the K-League 1 are 6-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Pohang Steelers, who played 1-1 against Jeju United. That match was also played at this venue (Steelyard Stadium). Jeong was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Jeju United after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Sin (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Sin had 86 successful passes (of 98 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Suwon Bluewings.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 19 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 7 and lost 3.
Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 20 league games, 16 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
The manager Kim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sangju Sangmu in only three days.
Steelers has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Pohang Steelers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Steelyard Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Seoul form and stats
Seoul have only collected 11 points from their away games in the K-League 1, after 2-5-4 (11 played).
The followers enjoyed Seoul's previous game versus Daegu (placed 8th), a 2-1 win played at home. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone five league rounds without victory. The end of the last match, against Daegu, was very satisfying as Iljutcenko scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The attacker Wook got a match rating of 8.12 in that game. Wook served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 33 total).
A 3-4 defeat away at Suwon before that.We have checked recent matches where Seoul have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The K-League 1 trip to Ulsan.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Seoul have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Seoul in these games. Seoul has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the result Seoul - Pohang Steelers 1-0 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Pohang Steelers wins - draws - Seoul wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Heo 7 goals |  S. Lim 6 goals |  S. Na 6 goals |
Pohang Steelers missing players
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| Pohang Steelers | Seoul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 27% | 9% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 27% | 41% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 23% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 50% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 59% |
| 36% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 12.4 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 31% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 8.2 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 4 |
- Pohang Steelers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pohang Steelers have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most clean sheets (8) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the the best goal difference (+9) at home 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Suwon | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 8 | Daegu | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Seoul | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Sangju Sangmu | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -23 | 12 |
