K League 1 · 2025

Pohang Steelers 2–1 Gangwon FC · K League 1

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Pohang Steelers won 2–1.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.611.45
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Pohang Steelers beat Gangwon FC 2–1. Recorded in this match (Pohang Steelers – Gangwon FC): shots 11–11, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.61–1.45, possession 66%–34%. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Pohang Steelers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.29 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 for1.8 goals/match1.29 goals/match1.09 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Gangwon FC.

4.98 days ▲Rest daysPohang Steelers · Gangwon FC3.98 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPohang SteelersGangwon FCBaseline
Rest days4.98 days3.98 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Gangwon FC have a visible away split

moderate

Gangwon FC's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.22 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.22 shots/match9 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsPohang Steelers 11 shots, Gangwon FC 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsPohang Steelers 4 shots, Gangwon FC 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.61 xG1.45 xGPohang Steelers 0.61 xG, Gangwon FC 1.45 xG
  • Possession66%34%Pohang Steelers 66%, Gangwon FC 34%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersPohang Steelers 4 corners, Gangwon FC 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls14 foulsPohang Steelers 11 fouls, Gangwon FC 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Pohang Steelers
0Draws
2Gangwon FC
Gangwon FC — Pohang Steelers · K League 12–1
Gangwon FC — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–0
Pohang Steelers — Gangwon FC · K League 12–1
Pohang Steelers — Gangwon FC · K League 12–0
Gangwon FC — Pohang Steelers · K League 12–4

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 7 of 11 directional metrics · Gangwon FC in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Pohang Steelers17 matchesGangwon FC17 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/170.82 goals/match
1.12 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.12 goals/match
1.19 xG/match ▲Expected goals17/171.04 xG/match
12.9 shots/match ▲Shots17/179 shots/match
3.94 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/173.06 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession17/1747%
4.65 corners/match ●Corners17/173.53 corners/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls17/1711.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 1 Jun 2025, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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