With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second K-League Classic game of the season. Daegu look forward to welcoming Pohang Steelers in front of their home support.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Daegu form and stats
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Cesinha was the last player to find the net. Daegu are confident in defense, having played 191 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
An away draw last time out for Daegu, facing Incheon United in a game that ended 0-0. In the match before that, Daegu hosted Seoul and drew the game 0-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Daegu perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Daegu as a small favourite), we find eight games. Daegu has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.
Last season, Daegu's league statistics were 12 wins, 14 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the K-League Classic. Over these 33 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 31. Playing at home last season Daegu managed 6-7-3 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 17 conceded.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
Pohang Steelers had fun at their own home (DGB Arena) last time out, beating Busan I'Park 2-0. A. Paločević and S. Iljutcenko scored. Prior to that result Steelers won their away game at Ulsan. The scoreline was 4-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pohang Steelers playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Pohang Steelers wins, two draws and six defeats.
Let's have a look at how Pohang Steelers performed last season in the K-League Classic: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 6 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 9 with 14/25 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Daegu, two draws and three wins for Pohang Steelers. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Iljutcenko 1 goals |  A. Paločević 1 goals |
Daegu missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Daegu | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Daegu | Last season | Pohang Steelers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 49 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Conceded | C | 29 | 49 | ||
| 84% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 74% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 50% | ||
| 13% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 13% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 50% | ||
| 39% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 29% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 29% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 465 | 214 | Total Shots | T S | 186 | 431 | ||
| 186 | 100 | Shots on Target | S O | 80 | 177 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Gangwon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Seongnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Jeonbuk Motors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Daegu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Suwon Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Seoul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Busan I'Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Gwangju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Sangju Sangmu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 79 |
| 2 | Ulsan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 56 |
| 4 | Seoul | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 56 |
| 5 | Daegu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 55 |
| 6 | Gangwon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 50 |