Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Pohang Steelers & Gyeongju Citizen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Gyeongju Citizen played their last game only four days ago, a K2-League match. That game, against Cheonan City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Gyeongju Citizen.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Overall K-League Classic stats at home this season for Pohang Steelers are 2-0-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Steelers, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the K-League Classic.
A strong away win for Steelers against Gwangju the last match, as M. Palacios and Song Min-Kyu were on target. Before that, Steelers had a K-League Classic home game versus Gangwon which ended with a victory 2-0.
Pohang Steelers are traveling soon after this match as the K-League Classic match at Seongnam awaits in four days.
The Steelers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Steelers defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gyeongju Citizen form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Pyeongtaek Citizen in order to reach 3rd Round of Korean Cup. Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Still no away game victory in the K2-League for Gyeongju Citizen with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. Three has not been a lucky number for Gyeongju as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Chuncheon match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Gyeongju Citizen are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Gyeongju Citizen are looking to quickly end their 313 minutes long goal drought in the K2-League.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Gangneung City's place.
Gyeongju Citizen has another fixture away, a K2-League game, against Pyeongtaek Citizen in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gyeongju's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. Gyeongju have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Iljutcenko 6 goals |  A. Paločević 4 goals |  S. Lee 2 goals |
Pohang Steelers missing players
Gyeongju Citizen missing players
| Pohang Steelers | Gyeongju Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 303 | 153 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 5 | ||
| 135 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Ulsan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | Daegu | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Sangju Sangmu | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Gangwon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | Gwangju | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Seongnam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Seoul | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
| 10 | Suwon Bluewings | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Busan I'Park | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gimhae City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Gangneung City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Gyeongju HNP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Busan Transportation | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Hwaseong | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Daejeon Korail | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Cheonan City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Mokpo City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Cheongju | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Gimpo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Yangju Citizen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Changwon City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 13 | Gyeongju Citizen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 14 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Jeonju | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
| 16 | Chuncheon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 1 |