Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Suwon in 8th and Pohang Steelers in 5th place.
- Suwon have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have the most points from losing position (9) in K-League 1
The hosts Suwon saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the K-League 1. That game was an away game at Gangwon, so at least Suwon are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Suwon form and stats
Suwon, who have the most conceded goals (11) at home in K-League 1, have collected 11 points from their K-League 1 home games so far after 3-2-3.
The home team returns to Suwon Sports Complex after being equal after 90 minutes with Gangwon (placed 10th) on their last time out; the K-League 1 game ended 0-0. The attacker Lars Veldwijk was "man of the match" for Suwon with a rating of 7.41/10. Veldwijk hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Suwon won a home game hosting Gwangju (2-1).The match schedule is unforgiving for Suwon as they have a new game in only three days, a K-League 1 match thankfully also at home. Incheon United are visiting.
The Suwon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their K-League 1 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Steelers has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 28 days ago, in the Suwon fixture.
Steelers has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Incheon United for a K-League 1 game that ended a draw (1-1). Jin-ho Sin got a match rating of 8.82 in that game, top player of the team. Sin scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 122 successful passes (of 129 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gangwon.The schedule is very tough for Steelers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A K-League 1 game at Ulsan is waiting in only four days.
Steelers have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Pohang Steelers - Suwon 1-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Suwon victories, zero draws and one Pohang Steelers win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Veldwijk 5 goals |   M. Song 5 goals |  Y. Cho 3 goals |
Suwon missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Suwon | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 67% |
| 50% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 11.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 23% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 36% | 29% |
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pohang Steelers have the most points from losing position (9) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Suwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Suwon have the most conceded goals (11) at home in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) 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 | Jeonbuk Motors | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Ulsan | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Daegu | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 8 | Suwon | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Seoul | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 13 |