A swift look at the K-League 1 standings point to an advantage to Pohang Steelers when they arrive at Suwon Bluewings. But; let's wait for the game before points are handed out!
- Suwon Bluewings have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Bluewings nor Pohang Steelers 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.
Suwon Bluewings form and stats
Suwon Bluewings have collected 21 points from their K-League 1 home games so far after 5-6-4.
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Incheon United last time out and are looking for a win here. Opportunity lost for Suwon Bluewings in the Incheon United match as a lead 3-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Seok, defender, was given a rating of 8.2/10 in that game, top of the team. Seok scored two goals and won 8 of 11 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ulsan (0-1).An interesting fact: 8 of the latest 10 league games from this club have had goals from both teams.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K-League 1 game versus Jeonbuk Motors in only four days. This game is also played here at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
The Suwon Bluewings fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
As the visiting team in K-League 1 matches, Pohang Steelers have produced an overall stat of 6-4-6 so far.
Two travels in a row for Steelers, whose coach Kim could celebrate last time after the win against Ulsan. Kyung-ho came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Ulsan last time out, making the manager Kim feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Go was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.73. Go scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Suwon's place.The schedule is very tough for Pohang Steelers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A K-League 1 game at Seongnam is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Pohang Steelers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Pohang Steelers have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) against Suwon Bluewings.These sides encountered each other earlier this match year: Pohang Steelers - Suwon Bluewings 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Oh 10 goals |  Y. Heo 10 goals |  S. Lim 8 goals |
Suwon Bluewings missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Suwon Bluewings | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 33 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 44 |
| 41 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 33 |
| 90% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 47% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| 45% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 39% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 31% | 23% |
| 13% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 19% | 13% |
| 52% | 47% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 55% |
| 19% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 33% | 32% |
| 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Suwon Bluewings have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in K-League 1
| 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 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 62 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 51 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Suwon | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Seoul | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Suwon Bluewings | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 34 |
| 10 | Daegu | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -13 | 32 |
| 11 | Sangju Sangmu | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -30 | 24 |
