A fast pace is likely at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium when Ulsan host Pohang Steelers in what promises to be a first-rate fixture. Here's all you need to know!
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals (26) in K-League 1
- Pohang Steelers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ulsan and Pohang Steelers.
Ulsan form and stats
34 points is a decent return from 15 K-League 1 games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Ulsan are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Ulsan's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Pohang Steelers (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. The attacker Ádám won the honour of being "man of the match" for Ulsan with the rating of 7.03/10. Ádám scored one goal.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Suwon Bluewings.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ulsan handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Ulsan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium with 25 goals in 15 league matches. Ulsan have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
5-4-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pohang Steelers in their K-League 1 matches away. Steelers seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Pohang Steelers are travelling again after losing away to Ulsan in their previous match (0-1). Midfield player Lee was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.0/10. Lee dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Suwon's place.Pohang Steelers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Steelers have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games 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. As opposed to that, Pohang Steelers have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Pohang Steelers - Ulsan 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Ulsan wins - draws - Pohang Steelers wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Eom 11 goals | L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 10 goals |  Y. Heo 10 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Ulsan | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 46 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 42 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 33 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 71% |
| 45% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 35% |
| 16% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 13% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 52% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 29% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 12.9 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 8.6 | 10.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 32% | 31% |
| 8.1 | 6.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 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.
- Ulsan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ulsan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals (26) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points (34) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points from losing position (23) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+19) in K-League 1
- Ulsan 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 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 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 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 47 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Gangwon | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Suwon | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 41 |
| 8 | Seoul | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Suwon Bluewings | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 33 |
| 10 | Sangju Sangmu | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Daegu | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | -13 | 31 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -30 | 24 |
