K League 1 · 2026Jeonju World Cup Stadium

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 Pohang Steelers · K League 1

3–2Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2.

Shots
814
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
0.812.77
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Jeonbuk Motors beat Pohang Steelers 3–2. Recorded in this match (Jeonbuk Motors – Pohang Steelers): shots 8–14, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 0.81–2.77, 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Pohang Steelers.

4.77 days ▲Rest daysJeonbuk Motors · Pohang Steelers3.77 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricJeonbuk MotorsPohang SteelersBaseline
Rest days4.77 days3.77 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots14 shotsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 8 shots, Pohang Steelers 14 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 shots, Pohang Steelers 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.81 xG2.77 xGJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0.81 xG, Pohang Steelers 2.77 xG
  • Possession57%43%Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 57%, Pohang Steelers 43%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 corners, Pohang Steelers 4 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls6 foulsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors 16 fouls, Pohang Steelers 6 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2Draws
1Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors · K League 10–0
Pohang Steelers — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors · K League 13–1
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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Pohang Steelers in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors10 matchesPohang Steelers10 matches
1.3 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/100.7 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲ 0.9 goals/match
0.89 xG/matchExpected goals5/8▲ 1.51 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1012 shots/match
4.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target10/103.4 shots/match
54.4% ●Possession10/1053.9%
4.5 corners/matchCorners10/10● 5 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples10 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Apr 2026, 09:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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