Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sangju Sangmu & Pohang Steelers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sangju Sangmu form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Sangju Sangmu have to build on here at Sangju Stadium in the K-League Classic. Two home wins in a row for Sangju bring valid hopes of a third.
Sangju shared the glory with Incheon United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Jeonbuk Motors.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sangju, as the K-League Classic home game vs Daegu is only three days away.
Sangju has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Sangju have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
Pohang Steelers's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 4th round.As the visiting team in K-League Classic matches, Pohang Steelers have produced an overall stat of 4-1-0 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Jeonbuk Motors game have they lost an away game, meaning Pohang Steelers has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Steelers played 1-1 against Suwon Bluewings in their previous match. Prior to that result Steelers won their away game at Seongnam in the K-League Classic. The scoreline was 4-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Steelers manager G. Kim as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Seoul.
The Steelers manager G. Kim has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 15 goals in 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Pohang Steelers as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sangju Sangmu-Pohang Steelers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sangju Sangmu four wins, Pohang Steelers four wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Iljutcenko 7 goals |  M. Song 5 goals |  S. Kang 4 goals |
Sangju Sangmu missing players
Pohang Steelers missing players
| Sangju Sangmu | Pohang Steelers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 46 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 218 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 276 | ||
| 88 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 124 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sangju Sangmu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Daegu | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Busan I'Park | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Suwon Bluewings | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Gwangju | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Seoul | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 3 |