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K League 1 · 2025

Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–0 Pohang Steelers · K League 1

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Daejeon Hana Citizen won 2–0.

Shots
1315
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.541.46
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Daejeon Hana Citizen beat Pohang Steelers 2–0. Recorded in this match (Daejeon Hana Citizen – Pohang Steelers): shots 13–15, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.54–1.46, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Daejeon Hana Citizen's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Daejeon Hana Citizen's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.44 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.44 goals/match1.22 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Pohang Steelers have a visible away split

moderate

Pohang Steelers's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.71 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.71 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots15 shotsDaejeon Hana Citizen 13 shots, Pohang Steelers 15 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsDaejeon Hana Citizen 4 shots, Pohang Steelers 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.54 xG1.46 xGDaejeon Hana Citizen 1.54 xG, Pohang Steelers 1.46 xG
  • Possession57%43%Daejeon Hana Citizen 57%, Pohang Steelers 43%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersDaejeon Hana Citizen 1 corner, Pohang Steelers 6 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls20 foulsDaejeon Hana Citizen 9 fouls, Pohang Steelers 20 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Daejeon Hana Citizen
1Draws
2Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers — Daejeon Hana Citizen · K League 11–3
Daejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–3
Pohang Steelers — Daejeon Hana Citizen · K League 10–3
Daejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–2
Pohang Steelers — Daejeon Hana Citizen · K League 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Daejeon Hana Citizen favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Pohang Steelers in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Daejeon Hana Citizen34 matchesPohang Steelers34 matches
1.44 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/341.18 goals/match
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.32 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals34/341.21 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 12.3 shots/match
4.06 shots/matchShots on target34/344.26 shots/match
50.4%Possession34/34● 50.6%
3.85 corners/matchCorners34/34● 4.47 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls34/3411.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 11:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in K League 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsDaejeon Hana CitizenPohang Steelers
CompetitionK League 1K League 1 2025
Head-to-headDaejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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