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K League 1Matchweek 6THE MATCH CENTRE

Pohang Steelers vs Daejeon Citizen match centre

Pohang Steelers badgePohang SteelersHome · 7 in league
DDLDW
Momentum↗ Rising44/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
1:0
UK time · Europe/London
Daejeon Citizen badgeDaejeon CitizenAway · 6 in league
DDDWL
Momentum→ Steady40/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Lee Ho-Jae29′ (pen)
Pohang Steel Yard · PohangSeason 2026/27Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate97.8%Pohang Steelers
Draw2.2%at full time
Current result estimate0.0%Daejeon Citizen
Another goal7.4%before full time

Next goal: Pohang Steelers 5.1% · no further goal 92.6% · Daejeon Citizen 2.3%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
8Corner Kicks5
15Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
3Goalkeeper Saves4
484Total passes313
427Passes accurate247

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

K-League

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1FC Seoul30+3162—
2Ulsan Hyundai FC30+547—
3Jeju United FC30+646—
4Jeonbuk Motors30+1044—
5Pohang Steelers31-543↑ 2
6Gangwon FC29+842↓ 1
7Daejeon Citizen31+840↓ 1
8Incheon United29+338↑ 1
9FC Anyang30-938↓ 1
10Gimcheon Sangmu FC30-633—
11Bucheon FC 199530-932—
12Gwangju FC30-4215—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Pohang Steelers 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Daejeon Citizen 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Daejeon Citizen

3/10Wins
1.3Goals / game
1.1Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 2 wins from 6 available matches.

Inspect Daejeon Citizen’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Pohang Steelers at home with Daejeon Citizen away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 04:13 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

K League 1 · 2026/27 · all league matches

Pohang SteelersDaejeon Citizen
5Matches played5
6Points earned6
1Wins1
0.6Goals scored / match1.2
0.6Goals conceded / match1.0
2Clean sheets0
2Failed to score1

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Pohang Steelers at home with Daejeon Citizen away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Pohang Steelers

Confirmed formation4-4-2Tae-Ha Park
  1. 21Hwang In-JaeG
  2. 3Kim Ye-SungD
  3. 20Park Chan-YongD
  4. 36H. KimD
  5. 2Eo Jeong-WonD
  6. 11J. da Rocha JuniorM
  7. 8Kim Seung-HoM
  8. 70Hwang Seo-WoongM
  9. 25Jorge TeixeiraM
  10. 31K. NishiyaF
  11. 19Lee Ho-JaeF
Substitutes (9)

1 · Yun Pyeong-Guk

17 · Shin Kwang-Hoon

24 · Han Hyeon-Seo

40 · Ki Sung-Yueng

14 · Lee Chang-Woo

16 · Kim Dong-Jin

9 · J. An

10 · J. Tranziska

30 · Kim Yong-Hak

Daejeon Citizen

Confirmed formation4-4-2Sun-Hong Hwang
  1. 1Lee Chang-GeunG
  2. 6Kang Yun-SungD
  3. 4Cho Sung-GwonD
  4. 5Lim Jong-EunD
  5. 16Lee Myung-JaeD
  6. 77Joao VictorM
  7. 20H. LeeM
  8. 8Victor BobsinM
  9. 17G. LudwigsonM
  10. 70Kim Hyeon-UgF
  11. 9Diogo OliveiraF
Substitutes (8)

31 · Kim Min-Soo

3 · Kim Min-Duk

33 · Kim Moon-Hwan

30 · Kim Bong-Soo

44 · Lee Soon-Min

7 · M. Ishida

10 · Joo Min-Kyu

11 · Um Won-Sang

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Pohang Steelers

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
In-jae Hwang908.2—0—22—
Ye-Sung Kim897.3—0—472
Chan-yong Park907.3—01791
Ho-jin Kim907.9—0—75—
Jeong-won Eo907.2—0—42—
Juninho Rocha456.6—0—91
Seung-ho Kim726.7—0—40—
Hwang Seo-woong716.9—0132—
Jorge Teixeira908.3—02314
Kento Nishiya596.3—0—121
Lee Ho-jae907.3102191
Yong-hak Kim456.5—0216—
Sung-Yueng Ki317.0—0—36—
Dong-jin Kim197.6—0—181
Jakob Tranziska186.6—015—
Kwang-hun Shin1——0—1—
Chang-woo Lee———————
An Jae-jun———————
Pyeong-guk Yun———————
Hyeon-seo Han———————

Daejeon Citizen

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Lee Chang-geun909.2—0—34—
Yun-seong Kang836.5—0—172
Jo Seong-Kwon906.3—01442
Lim Jong Eun906.5—0—421
Myeong-jae Lee907.5—01253
João Victor356.5—0—4—
Lee Hyeon-sik787.0—0—281
Victor Bobsin906.9—01393
Gustav Ludwigson786.9—0—202
Kim Hyeon-uk456.3—0—9—
Diogo Oliveira263.9—0—6—
Min-kyu Joo556.3—0124—
Won-Sang Um456.7—0210—
Soon-min Lee126.6—0—31
Masatoshi Ishida126.3—0—5—
Moon-hwan Kim7——0—31
Kim Min-Soo———————
Kim Bong-Soo———————
Min-deok Kim———————
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