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

Pohang Steelers vs Gwangju: match statistics

Pohang Steelers crest
Pohang Steelers
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Gwangju crest
Gwangju

Pohang Steelers vs Gwangju: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pohang Steelers play Gwangju in K League 1 (South Korea). The match date is 22 April 2026 at 12:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Pohang Steelers: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Gwangju: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pohang Steelers scores 1.05 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Gwangju scores 0.53 and concedes 2.26. League average: 2.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pohang Steelers 37%, Gwangju 37%. Over 2.5: Pohang Steelers 26%, Gwangju 47%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 39%.

xG, shots and style

Pohang Steelers has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.03. Pohang Steelers: 10.8 shots per match, Gwangju: 8.1.

Match halves

Pohang Steelers: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.68. Gwangju: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.37.

Goals by minute

Pohang Steelers: 61-75 (5 goals). Gwangju: 46-60 (3 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

4 H2H matches: 3-0-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 25%.

Match description

Pohang is the favorite in this matchup; the hosts concede an average of 0.71 goals per home game, while Gwangju concedes as many as 2.8 goals on the road. Pohang generates more high-quality chances: home xG averages 1.47 versus 0.94 for the visitors, and 11.86 shots with 3.86 on target per game compared to 7.4 and 2.0 for Gwangju. Both teams have low finishing efficiency — Pohang scores 0.43 goals per home game, Gwangju 0.4, and the percentage of games without scoring is 57% for Pohang and 60% for Gwangju. In the last 5 matches the home-side advantage is pronounced: Pohang averages 1.4 points per game and has conceded 3 goals, whereas Gwangju averages 0.2 pts/game and has conceded 15 goals. Considering the superior defense (clean sheets 43% for the hosts vs 20% for the visitors), Gwangju's zero away win rate (Win% 0) and the advantage in xG and shots, I back the home win.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
Pohang SteelersGwangju
7Shots5
Pohang SteelersGwangju
2Shots on target2
Pohang SteelersGwangju
1.15xG0.78
Pohang SteelersGwangju
5Corners2
Pohang SteelersGwangju
78Dangerous attacks43
Pohang SteelersGwangju
14Fouls22
Pohang SteelersGwangju
2Cards1
Pohang SteelersGwangju

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 SteelersGwangju
1.05Goals scored / match0.53
Pohang SteelersGwangju
1Goals conceded / match2.26
Pohang SteelersGwangju
51%Average possession45%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
3.47Shots on target / match2.32
Pohang SteelersGwangju

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.79Shots per match8.11
Pohang SteelersGwangju
3.47Shots on target2.32
Pohang SteelersGwangju
9.8%Shot conversion6.5%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
51%Possession45%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
1.35xG for1.03
Pohang SteelersGwangju
1.31xG against1.78
Pohang SteelersGwangju

Shooting quality

Pohang Steelers: BalancedGwangju: Balanced
Pohang SteelersGwangju
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.23

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 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Pohang Steelers · 0.6 pts / match - Gwangju

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%
Gwangju
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
5% W37% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-7-11
0.53 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-6
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.01Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Pohang Steelers is 98% better for: goals scored per match.

1.05 goals / match - Pohang Steelers · 0.53 goals / match - Gwangju

Pohang Steelers is 126% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Pohang Steelers · 2.26 goals / match - Gwangju

Pohang Steelers scoring profile: very strong

Pohang Steelers scores in 74% of matches (14 of 19 matches), while Gwangju keeps a clean sheet in 16% (3 of 19 matches).

Gwangju scoring profile: more difficult

Gwangju scores in 37% of matches (7 of 19 matches), while Pohang Steelers keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

20Goals scored (season)10
Pohang SteelersGwangju
19Goals conceded (season)43
Pohang SteelersGwangju
2.05Average goals in match2.79
Pohang SteelersGwangju
8Goals scored (last 5)3
Pohang SteelersGwangju
9Goals conceded (last 5)10
Pohang SteelersGwangju

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal37%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
21%2 goals11%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
11%3 goals5%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0%4 goals0%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal84%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
32%2 goals47%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
11%3 goals42%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0%4 goals32%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

* 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-time16%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
11%BTTS in both halves5%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
16%Scored in both halves5%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS16%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS32%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
60%BTTS - last 560%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

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 SteelersGwangju
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

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 128% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Pohang Steelers · 0.53 pts / match - Gwangju

Pohang Steelers - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing
Gwangju - half-time state
0% leading53% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)0.53
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.16
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.89
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0.84Average goals (1st half)1.05
Pohang SteelersGwangju
63%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
63%No goal before half-time84%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)0.63
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.37
Pohang SteelersGwangju
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)1.37
Pohang SteelersGwangju
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.74
Pohang SteelersGwangju
63%Clean sheet after half-time26%
Pohang SteelersGwangju
47%No goal after half-time74%
Pohang SteelersGwangju

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.

Gwangju - second-half results

5% W47% R47% P
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.53
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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
Gwangju - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Gwangju
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
1
6
16-30
1
5
31-45
3
13
46-60
3
4
61-75
1
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - 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

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
27%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
16%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 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%

Gwangju

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.98
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.48
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
43%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
207%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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 SteelersLigaGwangju
Average goals in match 2.052.31 2.79
Both teams scored 37%51% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%39% 47%
Clean sheets 42%30% 16%
Goal before half-time 63%63% 58%
Goal after half-time 68%73% 74%

^ 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 (4): Pohang Steelers 3 - 0 - 1 Gwangju. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 25% matches.

Gwangju
0 : 3
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers FC
1 : 0
Gwangju FC
Pohang Steelers FC
0 : 1
Gwangju FC
Gwangju FC
2 : 3
Pohang Steelers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Pohang Steelers vs Gwangju?

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

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Pohang Steelers won 3, Gwangju won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pohang Steelers vs Gwangju?

Pohang Steelers score 1.05 goals per game on average and Gwangju 0.53. 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 37% of Gwangju's.

What form are Pohang Steelers and Gwangju in?

Over the last 5 games Pohang Steelers have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Gwangju 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

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.