South Korea - K League 1Data current as of 08 September 2026

Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul: match statistics

Pohang Steelers crest
Pohang Steelers
0 : 1half-time 0:1
FC Seoul crest
FC Seoul
125%(2.58)
X25%(3.05)
250%(2.37)

FC Seoul displays significantly better away form with two wins in two matches (100% success rate) and a goal difference of +2, while Pohang Steelers at home have only two draws without a single win. The visitors boast a much better offense – averaging 2 goals per away match and a higher average xG (1.69 vs 0.90), which indicates higher quality of chances created. Pohang struggles to score at home (averaging 1 goal/match) and have 0% clean sheets, making them vulnerable to conceding goals. The difference in league position (8th place vs 2nd place) and the clear statistical advantage of FC Seoul in away matches point towards an away win. Considering Seoul's solid away form and Pohang's weakness in home matches, I expect an away win, although a draw cannot be ruled out due to the hosts' tendency to share points.

Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pohang Steelers played FC Seoul in K League 1 (South Korea). The match was played on 18 March 2026. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Pohang Steelers: 0-2-0, 1.00 points/match. FC Seoul: 2-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pohang Steelers scores 1.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. FC Seoul scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pohang Steelers 100%, FC Seoul 100%. Over 2.5: Pohang Steelers 0%, FC Seoul 100%. League level: BTTS 88%, Over 2.5 41%.

xG, shots and style

FC Seoul has higher xG: 1.72 vs 1.11. Pohang Steelers: 8.5 shots per match, FC Seoul: 14.5.

Match halves

Pohang Steelers: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00. FC Seoul: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Pohang Steelers: 46-60 (2 goals). FC Seoul: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

K League 1: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 88%, Over 2.5 41%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-1. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 50%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

FC Seoul displays significantly better away form with two wins in two matches (100% success rate) and a goal difference of +2, while Pohang Steelers at home have only two draws without a single win. The visitors boast a much better offense – averaging 2 goals per away match and a higher average xG (1.69 vs 0.90), which indicates higher quality of chances created. Pohang struggles to score at home (averaging 1 goal/match) and have 0% clean sheets, making them vulnerable to conceding goals. The difference in league position (8th place vs 2nd place) and the clear statistical advantage of FC Seoul in away matches point towards an away win. Considering Seoul's solid away form and Pohang's weakness in home matches, I expect an away win, although a draw cannot be ruled out due to the hosts' tendency to share points.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

35Possession (%)65
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
13Shots8
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
4Shots on target4
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1.4xG1.2
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
4Corners6
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
41Dangerous attacks56
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
15Fouls7
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
6Cards0
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

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 / match2
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1Goals conceded / match1
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
51%Average possession54%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2.5Shots on target / match6
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.5Shots per match14.5
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2.5Shots on target6
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
11.8%Shot conversion13.8%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
51%Possession54%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1.11xG for1.72
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1.5xG against1.07
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

Shooting quality

Pohang Steelers: BalancedFC Seoul: Attacking
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
Accuracy (shots on target)29%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.33

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.

FC Seoul is 200% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Pohang Steelers · 3 pts / match - FC Seoul

Pohang Steelers
DD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 0%
FC Seoul
WW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

FC Seoul is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Pohang Steelers · 2 goals / match - FC Seoul

Pohang Steelers scoring profile: very strong

Pohang Steelers scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while FC Seoul keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

FC Seoul scoring profile: very strong

FC Seoul scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Pohang Steelers keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

2Goals scored (season)4
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2Goals conceded (season)2
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2Average goals in match3
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2Goals scored (last 5)4
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
2Goals conceded (last 5)2
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%2 goals100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%3 goals0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%4 goals0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%2 goals0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%3 goals0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%4 goals0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

* 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.

88%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Scored in both halves0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

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 - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
FC Seoul - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)1
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0Goals scored (1st half)0
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1Average goals (1st half)0
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
100%No goal before half-time100%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)3
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1Goals scored (2nd half)2
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
1Average goals (2nd half)3
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
100%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
0%No goal after half-time0%
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul

Pohang Steelers - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

FC Seoul - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 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 match0.003.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
FC Seoul - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.003.00
Goals scored / match0.02.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.03.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

FC Seoul
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

FC Seoul

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 SteelersLigaFC Seoul
Average goals in match 2.002.47 3.00
Both teams scored 100%88% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%41% 100%
Clean sheets 0%12% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%47% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 100%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
88%
Both teams scored
41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
12%
Clean sheets
1.24
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+-6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
47%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FC SeoulGoalYoung-Wook ChoAssist: Jeong Son
  2. Pohang SteelersYellow cardJakob Tranziska
  3. Pohang SteelersYellow cardJakob Tranziska
  4. FC SeoulSubstitutionOn: Seung-Mo LeeOff: Jeong Son
  5. Pohang SteelersSubstitutionOn: Paulo Afonso da Rocha JúniorOff: Chang-Woo Lee
  6. FC SeoulSubstitutionOn: Seung-Won JungOff: Young-Wook Cho
  7. Pohang SteelersSubstitutionOn: Wanderson Carvalho OliveiraOff: Dong-Jin Kim
  8. Pohang SteelersYellow cardHyeon-Seo Han
  9. Pohang SteelersYellow cardHo-Jae Lee
  10. FC SeoulSubstitutionOn: Seon-Min MoonOff: Patryk Klimala
  11. Pohang SteelersYellow cardKwang-Hoon Shin
  12. Pohang SteelersSubstitutionOn: Sang-Hyeok ChoOff: Kwang-Hoon Shin
  13. FC SeoulSubstitutionOn: Han-Do LeeOff: Seung-Mo Lee
  14. Pohang SteelersYellow cardPaulo Afonso da Rocha Júnior

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Yong-Jun ShinMatches officiated: 9
5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 211%Home wins33%Draws56%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Pohang Steelers 2 - 1 - 1 FC Seoul. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Pohang Steelers FC
0 : 0
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
1 : 2
Pohang Steelers FC
FC Seoul
4 : 1
Pohang Steelers FC
Pohang Steelers FC
1 : 0
FC Seoul

FAQ

What was the result of Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul?

The K League 1 match finished Pohang Steelers 0:1 FC Seoul. 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 FC Seoul?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Pohang Steelers won 2, FC Seoul won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul?

Pohang Steelers score 1.00 goals per game on average and FC Seoul 2.00. The K League 1 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 41% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Pohang Steelers's matches and 100% of FC Seoul's.

What form are Pohang Steelers and FC Seoul in?

Over the last 5 games Pohang Steelers have a 0-2-0 record (1.00 points per game) and FC Seoul 2-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Pohang Steelers vs FC Seoul: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.