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K League 1Matchweek 13THE MATCH CENTRE

Daejeon Citizen vs Pohang Steelers match centre

Daejeon Citizen badgeDaejeon CitizenHome · 6 in league
WLLLW
Momentum→ Steady40/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
0:2
UK time · Europe/London
Pohang Steelers badgePohang SteelersAway · 7 in league
WWLLW
Momentum→ Steady57/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
J. da Rocha Junior69′
Scorer pending90+6′
Daejeon World Cup Stadium · DaejeonSeason 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 estimate0.0%Daejeon Citizen
Draw0.1%at full time
Current result estimate99.9%Pohang Steelers
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: Daejeon Citizen 4.1% · no further goal 91.9% · Pohang Steelers 4.0%.

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.
Daejeon CitizenPohang Steelers
1Corner Kicks5
12Fouls6
3Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves4
673Total passes284
571Passes accurate194

— 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 Steelers31-443↑ 2
6Gangwon FC29+842↓ 1
7Daejeon Citizen31+740↓ 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.

Daejeon Citizen 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Pohang Steelers 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

Pohang Steelers

4/10Wins
0.7Goals / game
0.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 2 wins from 7 available matches.

Inspect Pohang Steelers’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 Daejeon Citizen at home with Pohang Steelers 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, 03:03 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

K League 1 · 2026/27 · all league matches

Daejeon CitizenPohang Steelers
11Matches played11
15Points earned15
4Wins4
1.4Goals scored / match0.7
0.9Goals conceded / match0.8
2Clean sheets5
4Failed to score4

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Daejeon Citizen at home with Pohang Steelers 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.

Daejeon Citizen

Confirmed formation4-4-2Sun-Hong Hwang
  1. 1Lee Chang-GeunG
  2. 33Kim Moon-HwanD
  3. 4Cho Sung-GwonD
  4. 98A. KrivotsyukD
  5. 16Lee Myung-JaeD
  6. 27Jeong Jae-HeeM
  7. 30Kim Bong-SooM
  8. 20H. LeeM
  9. 17G. LudwigsonM
  10. 14Kim Jun-BeomF
  11. 10Joo Min-KyuF
Substitutes (9)

25 · Lee Jun-Seo

3 · Kim Min-Duk

6 · Kang Yun-Sung

8 · Victor Bobsin

19 · Seo Jin-Su

9 · Diogo Oliveira

70 · Kim Hyeon-Ug

77 · Joao Victor

99 · Yu Kang-Hyun

Pohang Steelers

Confirmed formation5-3-2Tae-Ha Park
  1. 21Hwang In-JaeG
  2. 13Kang Min-JunD
  3. 20Park Chan-YongD
  4. 4Jeon Min-kwangD
  5. 36H. KimD
  6. 2Eo Jeong-WonD
  7. 40Ki Sung-YuengM
  8. 16Kim Dong-JinM
  9. 18Cho Sang-HyeokM
  10. 70Hwang Seo-WoongF
  11. 19Lee Ho-JaeF
Substitutes (9)

1 · Yun Pyeong-Guk

3 · Kim Ye-Sung

17 · Shin Kwang-Hoon

24 · Han Hyeon-Seo

8 · Kim Seung-Ho

31 · K. Nishiya

9 · J. An

10 · J. Tranziska

11 · J. da Rocha Junior

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Daejeon Citizen

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Lee Chang-geun906.3—0—30—
Moon-hwan Kim906.5—0—871
Jo Seong-Kwon637.5—0—63—
Anton Kryvotsiuk906.2—0—851
Myeong-jae Lee906.3—01511
Jae-hee Jeong586.2—0131—
Kim Bong-Soo907.6—0—1024
Lee Hyeon-sik846.9—0—821
Gustav Ludwigson586.2—0120—
Jun-beom Kim456.7—0224—
Min-kyu Joo906.2—0210—
Jin-su Seo456.2—0—211
Kim Hyeon-uk326.2—0—141
Diogo Oliveira326.3—0—12—
Min-deok Kim275.9—0—28—
Victor Bobsin6——0—13—
Lee Jun-Seo———————
Yun-seong Kang———————
João Victor———————
Kang Hyun Yu———————

Pohang Steelers

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
In-jae Hwang907.6—0—32—
Min-jun Kang907.2—01162
Park Chan-Yong907.3—01241
Min-kwang Jeon907.7—01261
Ho-jin Kim907.6—0—303
Jeong-won Eo907.2—0—323
Sung-Yueng Ki746.9—0—26—
Dong-jin Kim556.7—01222
Sang-hyeok Cho806.3—1—241
Hwang Seo-woong456.2—027—
Lee Ho-jae906.3—0125—
Juninho Rocha459.320261
Kento Nishiya356.6—0—51
Seung-ho Kim166.6—0—3—
Jakob Tranziska106.3—1—6—
Pyeong-guk Yun———————
Hyeon-seo Han———————
Ye-Sung Kim———————
Kwang-hun Shin———————
An Jae-joon———————
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

Decimal · 90 minutes
BookmakerDaejeon CitizenDrawPohang Steelers
Bet3652.053.203.50

Snapshot from 8 May 2026, 18:16 UK. Prices may change and availability varies. Displayed for comparison only.

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