South Korea - K League 2Data current as of 23 July 2026

Paju Citizen vs Cheongju: match statistics

Paju Citizen crest
Paju Citizen
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Cheongju crest
Cheongju

Paju Citizen vs Cheongju: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Paju Citizen play Cheongju in K League 2 (South Korea). The match date is 3 May 2026 at 09:30. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Paju Citizen: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Cheongju: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Paju Citizen scores 1.00 and concedes 1.29 goals per match. Cheongju scores 1.18 and concedes 1.59. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Paju Citizen 47%, Cheongju 76%. Over 2.5: Paju Citizen 47%, Cheongju 53%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Cheongju has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.24. Paju Citizen: 9.8 shots per match, Cheongju: 11.3.

Match halves

Paju Citizen: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.41. Cheongju: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Paju Citizen: 76-90+ (5 goals). Cheongju: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

K League 2: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

The match projects as a draw: Paju Citizen at home averages 1.6 goals scored and 1.6 conceded, with offensive xG 1.06 and xG against 1.36, while Cheongju away averages 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded with offensive xG 1.31 and xG against 1.15, yielding balanced expected goals. The visitors have greater possession (52% vs 44%) and attempt more shots (11 vs 8.6) and shots on target (4.25 vs 3.8), creating more chances, but their finishing efficiency is lower (14% vs 19%). Paju has 4 wins this season versus Cheongju’s 0 wins and less frequently finishes matches goalless (share of matches without a goal 20% vs 25%), which increases the hosts’ chance of taking points despite weaker defensive xG. Additionally, the visitors record many draws (7 draws this season and a high share of away draws), while the hosts at home have 40% wins and 60% losses, suggesting an unresolved contest. Considering this, I assign the draw a 45% probability, home win 40% and away win 15%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

37Possession (%)63
Paju CitizenCheongju
7Shots8
Paju CitizenCheongju
0Shots on target4
Paju CitizenCheongju
0.71xG1.19
Paju CitizenCheongju
6Corners3
Paju CitizenCheongju
37Dangerous attacks57
Paju CitizenCheongju
16Fouls6
Paju CitizenCheongju
4Cards1
Paju CitizenCheongju

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1Goals scored / match1.18
Paju CitizenCheongju
1.29Goals conceded / match1.59
Paju CitizenCheongju
43%Average possession55%
Paju CitizenCheongju
3.24Shots on target / match3.88
Paju CitizenCheongju

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.76Shots per match11.35
Paju CitizenCheongju
3.24Shots on target3.88
Paju CitizenCheongju
10.2%Shot conversion10.4%
Paju CitizenCheongju
43%Possession55%
Paju CitizenCheongju
1.24xG for1.42
Paju CitizenCheongju
1.59xG against1.31
Paju CitizenCheongju

Shooting quality

Paju Citizen: BalancedCheongju: Balanced
Paju CitizenCheongju
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cheongju is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Paju Citizen · 1.4 pts / match - Cheongju

Paju Citizen
LLLWD
Season result split
29% W18% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-9
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-5
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 2.00BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Cheongju
LWLDW
Season result split
12% W65% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-11-4
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-7-0
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cheongju is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Paju Citizen · 1.18 goals / match - Cheongju

Paju Citizen is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.29 goals / match - Paju Citizen · 1.59 goals / match - Cheongju

Paju Citizen scoring profile: strong

Paju Citizen scores in 59% of matches (10 of 17 matches), while Cheongju keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Cheongju scoring profile: very strong

Cheongju scores in 82% of matches (14 of 17 matches), while Paju Citizen keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 matches).

17Goals scored (season)20
Paju CitizenCheongju
22Goals conceded (season)27
Paju CitizenCheongju
2.29Average goals in match2.76
Paju CitizenCheongju
3Goals scored (last 5)7
Paju CitizenCheongju
7Goals conceded (last 5)10
Paju CitizenCheongju

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal82%
Paju CitizenCheongju
35%2 goals35%
Paju CitizenCheongju
6%3 goals0%
Paju CitizenCheongju
0%4 goals0%
Paju CitizenCheongju

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal76%
Paju CitizenCheongju
29%2 goals47%
Paju CitizenCheongju
24%3 goals18%
Paju CitizenCheongju
6%4 goals12%
Paju CitizenCheongju

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time24%
Paju CitizenCheongju
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Paju CitizenCheongju
24%Scored in both halves24%
Paju CitizenCheongju

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
Paju CitizenCheongju
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Paju CitizenCheongju
40%BTTS - last 580%
Paju CitizenCheongju

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

53%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Paju CitizenCheongju
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Paju CitizenCheongju
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Paju CitizenCheongju

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Paju CitizenCheongju
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
Paju CitizenCheongju
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time35%
Paju CitizenCheongju

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Paju Citizen is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Paju Citizen · 1.29 pts / match - Cheongju

Paju Citizen - half-time state
29% leading59% draw12% trailing
Cheongju - half-time state
29% leading41% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)1.29
Paju CitizenCheongju
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Paju CitizenCheongju
0.41Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Paju CitizenCheongju
1Average goals (1st half)1.12
Paju CitizenCheongju
65%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Paju CitizenCheongju
53%No goal before half-time47%
Paju CitizenCheongju

After half-time (2nd half)

0.88Points per match (2nd half)0.94
Paju CitizenCheongju
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
Paju CitizenCheongju
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Paju CitizenCheongju
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Paju CitizenCheongju
41%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Paju CitizenCheongju
65%No goal after half-time47%
Paju CitizenCheongju

Paju Citizen - second-half results

18% W35% R47% P
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cheongju - second-half results

18% W41% R41% P
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding41%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 12%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Paju Citizen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cheongju - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Paju Citizen
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
0
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
4
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Cheongju
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
5
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
1
5
61-75
6
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.53
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Paju Citizen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
71%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Cheongju

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (K League 2).

Teams vs league

Paju CitizenLigaCheongju
Average goals in match 2.292.75 2.76
Both teams scored 47%61% 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%56% 53%
Clean sheets 29%24% 24%
Goal before half-time 53%73% 76%
Goal after half-time 71%76% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+4%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defence advantage
+1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Paju Citizen vs Cheongju?

The K League 2 match finished Paju Citizen 0:0 Cheongju. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Paju Citizen vs Cheongju?

Paju Citizen score 1.00 goals per game on average and Cheongju 1.18. The K League 2 average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Paju Citizen's matches and 76% of Cheongju's.

What form are Paju Citizen and Cheongju in?

Over the last 5 games Paju Citizen have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Cheongju 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Paju Citizen vs Cheongju?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.