K League 1 · 2025

Pohang Steelers 3–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors · K League 1

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Pohang Steelers won 3–1.

Shots
910
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.691.37
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Pohang Steelers beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1. Recorded in this match (Pohang Steelers – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors): shots 9–10, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.69–1.37, possession 46%–54%. 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.

Pohang Steelers have a visible home split

moderate

Pohang Steelers's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.7 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors's recent record differs from the season

weak

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors's last-five shots average is above their season average.

14.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots14.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

4.59 corners/matchCornersPohang Steelers · Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors● 5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricPohang SteelersJeonbuk Hyundai MotorsBaseline
Corners4.59 corners/match5 corners/match4.09 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsPohang Steelers 9 shots, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsPohang Steelers 5 shots, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.69 xG1.37 xGPohang Steelers 1.69 xG, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1.37 xG
  • Possession46%54%Pohang Steelers 46%, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 54%
  • Corners2 corners7 cornersPohang Steelers 2 corners, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 7 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls15 foulsPohang Steelers 15 fouls, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Pohang Steelers
2Draws
2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Pohang Steelers — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors · K League 12–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — Pohang Steelers · K League 12–2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — Pohang Steelers · K League 12–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–1
Pohang Steelers — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors · K League 11–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Pohang Steelers favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Pohang Steelers27 matchesJeonbuk Hyundai Motors27 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 1.81 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed27/27▲ 0.85 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals27/27▲ 1.56 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots27/2712.5 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 4.7 shots/match
51.6% ●Possession27/2749.8%
4.59 corners/matchCorners27/27● 5 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls27/2712.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / 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, 24 Aug 2025, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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