South Korea - K League 1Data current as of 23 July 2026

Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen: match statistics

Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pohang Steelers play Daejeon Citizen in K League 1 (South Korea). The match date is 4 April 2026 at 09:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Pohang Steelers: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Daejeon Citizen: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pohang Steelers scores 1.05 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Daejeon Citizen scores 1.11 and concedes 1.05. League average: 2.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pohang Steelers 37%, Daejeon Citizen 42%. Over 2.5: Pohang Steelers 26%, Daejeon Citizen 32%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

Daejeon Citizen has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.35. Pohang Steelers: 10.8 shots per match, Daejeon Citizen: 11.3.

Match halves

Pohang Steelers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.68. Daejeon Citizen: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Pohang Steelers: 61-75 (5 goals). Daejeon Citizen: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

K League 1: 2.31 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 39%.

Head-to-head

5 H2H matches: 2-0-3. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 40%.

Match description

Daejeon has a clear advantage in offensive efficiency: the visitors have scored 6 goals this season and average 2.0 goals per away match, while Pohang has 3 goals this season and averages only 0.5 goals at home. The hosts, however, defend solidly – Pohang concede an average of 0.5 goals per home game and have kept a clean sheet in 50% of home matches, whereas Daejeon concede 1.0 goal on average away and have not yet recorded a clean sheet (0%). The quality of created chances is comparable: average xG for Pohang is 1.35 versus 1.32 for Daejeon, and xG against is 1.23 versus 1.22, so the key difference is shot conversion (4% for Pohang vs 19% for Daejeon). Additionally, the visitors control possession with 60% away compared to 49% for Pohang at home and have 0% matches without scoring versus 50% for the hosts, which increases their likelihood of finding the net in this tie. Considering similar average points in the last 5 matches (1.2 points) and Daejeon’s advantage in goals scored and conversion (2.0 vs 0.5), I predict an away win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
14Shots9
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
5Shots on target3
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1.71xG1.18
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
8Corners5
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
66Dangerous attacks55
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
15Fouls14
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1Cards3
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

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.

Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1.05Goals scored / match1.11
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1Goals conceded / match1.05
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
51%Average possession53%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
3.47Shots on target / match3.63
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.79Shots per match11.26
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
3.47Shots on target3.63
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
9.8%Shot conversion9.8%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
51%Possession53%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1.35xG for1.46
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1.31xG against1.45
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

Shooting quality

Pohang Steelers: BalancedDaejeon Citizen: Balanced
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
Accuracy (shots on target)32%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

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.

Pohang Steelers is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Pohang Steelers · 0.8 pts / match - Daejeon Citizen

Pohang Steelers
LWWLL
Season result split
42% W21% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-7
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Daejeon Citizen
LDDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W42% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-7
1.05 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%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.

Daejeon Citizen is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.05 goals / match - Pohang Steelers · 1.11 goals / match - Daejeon Citizen

Pohang Steelers is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Pohang Steelers · 1.05 goals / match - Daejeon Citizen

Pohang Steelers scoring profile: very strong

Pohang Steelers scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Daejeon Citizen keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 matches).

Daejeon Citizen scoring profile: mixed

Daejeon Citizen scores in 53% of matches (10 of 19 matches), while Pohang Steelers keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

20Goals scored (season)21
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
19Goals conceded (season)20
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
2.05Average goals in match2.16
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
8Goals scored (last 5)5
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal53%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
21%2 goals26%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
11%3 goals16%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0%4 goals11%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal74%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
32%2 goals32%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
11%3 goals0%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0%4 goals0%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time11%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
11%BTTS in both halves0%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
16%Scored in both halves16%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
60%BTTS - last 560%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

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.

Pohang Steelers is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Pohang Steelers · 1.11 pts / match - Daejeon Citizen

Pohang Steelers - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing
Daejeon Citizen - half-time state
21% leading47% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.11
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0.84Average goals (1st half)0.89
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
63%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
63%No goal before half-time74%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.26
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
63%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
47%No goal after half-time58%
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen

Pohang Steelers - second-half results

37% W42% R21% P
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Daejeon Citizen - second-half results

16% W63% R21% P
21
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Pohang Steelers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Daejeon Citizen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Pohang Steelers
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
4
0
46-60
5
5
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Daejeon Citizen
ScoredConceded
3
0
0-15
3
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
5
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). 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

2.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+43%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pohang Steelers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Daejeon Citizen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
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.
-0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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 1).

Teams vs league

Pohang SteelersLigaDaejeon Citizen
Average goals in match 2.052.31 2.16
Both teams scored 37%51% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%39% 32%
Clean sheets 42%30% 26%
Goal before half-time 63%63% 58%
Goal after half-time 68%73% 63%

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

2.31
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.09
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+-11%
Home attack advantage
+-12%
Home defence advantage
+-12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Pohang Steelers 2 - 0 - 3 Daejeon Citizen. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 40% matches.

Daejeon Citizen
0 : 2
Pohang Steelers
Daejeon Citizen FC
2 : 0
Pohang Steelers FC
Pohang Steelers FC
1 : 3
Daejeon Citizen FC
Daejeon Citizen FC
1 : 3
Pohang Steelers FC
Pohang Steelers FC
0 : 3
Daejeon Citizen FC

FAQ

What was the result of Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen?

The K League 1 match finished Pohang Steelers 1:0 Daejeon Citizen. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Pohang Steelers and Daejeon Citizen?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Pohang Steelers won 2, Daejeon Citizen won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 40% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen?

Pohang Steelers score 1.05 goals per game on average and Daejeon Citizen 1.11. The K League 1 average is 2.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 39% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Pohang Steelers's matches and 42% of Daejeon Citizen's.

What form are Pohang Steelers and Daejeon Citizen in?

Over the last 5 games Pohang Steelers have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Daejeon Citizen 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen?

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.