Pohang Steelers 1–1 Incheon United — Match Stats & Analysis

K League 1 · 2026Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 07:30 UTCPohang Steel Yard

Pohang Steelers

1–1Full-time analysis

Incheon United

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Pohang Steelers and Incheon United drew 1–1.

Shots: 810
Shots on target: 44
Expected goals: 0.661.81
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Pohang Steelers and Incheon United drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Pohang Steelers – Incheon United): shots 8–10, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 0.66–1.81, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Incheon United show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Incheon United's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Pohang Steelers	Incheon United	Baseline
Shots	—	12.7 shots/match	9.83 shots/match
Shots against	—	8.67 shots/match	10.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots10 shotsPohang Steelers 8 shots, Incheon United 10 shots
Shots on target4 shots4 shotsPohang Steelers 4 shots, Incheon United 4 shots
Expected goals0.66 xG1.81 xGPohang Steelers 0.66 xG, Incheon United 1.81 xG
Possession53%47%Pohang Steelers 53%, Incheon United 47%
Corners3 corners3 cornersPohang Steelers 3 corners, Incheon United 3 corners
Fouls14 fouls9 foulsPohang Steelers 14 fouls, Incheon United 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Pohang Steelers

2Draws

0Incheon United

27 Sept 2024Pohang Steelers — Incheon United · K League 11–0

23 Jun 2024Incheon United — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–3

28 Apr 2024Pohang Steelers — Incheon United · K League 10–0

20 Oct 2023Pohang Steelers — Incheon United · K League 11–1

2 Sept 2023Incheon United — Pohang Steelers · K League 10–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 11:30 UTC · analysis-v4