K League 1 · 2026Seoul World Cup Stadium

FC Seoul 3–1 Pohang Steelers · K League 1

3–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

FC Seoul won 3–1.

Shots
178
Shots on target
83
Expected goals
3.11.1
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Seoul beat Pohang Steelers 3–1. Recorded in this match (FC Seoul – Pohang Steelers): shots 17–8, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 3.1–1.1, possession 42%–58%. 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.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.05 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 for1.6 goals/match1.05 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for FC Seoul, Pohang Steelers.

3 days ▲Rest daysFC Seoul · Pohang Steelers4 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFC SeoulPohang SteelersBaseline
Rest days3 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots8 shotsFC Seoul 17 shots, Pohang Steelers 8 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsFC Seoul 8 shots, Pohang Steelers 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.1 xG1.1 xGFC Seoul 3.1 xG, Pohang Steelers 1.1 xG
  • Possession42%58%FC Seoul 42%, Pohang Steelers 58%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersFC Seoul 7 corners, Pohang Steelers 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls5 foulsFC Seoul 8 fouls, Pohang Steelers 5 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2FC Seoul
1Draws
2Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers — FC Seoul · K League 10–1
Pohang Steelers — FC Seoul · K League 10–0
FC Seoul — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–2
FC Seoul — Pohang Steelers · K League 14–1
Pohang Steelers — FC Seoul · 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: FC Seoul favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Pohang Steelers in 0 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Seoul19 matchesPohang Steelers19 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/191.05 goals/match
0.74 goals/match ▲Goals allowed19/191 goal/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals12/131.43 xG/match
12.6 shots/match ▲Shots19/1910.9 shots/match
4.37 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.42 shots/match
56.7% ●Possession19/1951.2%
5.11 corners/match ●Corners19/194.42 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls18/1810.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples19 / 19home / 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: Wed, 22 Jul 2026, 14:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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