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K League 1 · 2026

Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–2 Pohang Steelers · K League 1

2–2Pre-match analysis

Match at a glance

Daejeon Hana Citizen and Pohang Steelers drew 2–2.

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: daejeon Hana Citizen's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Daejeon Hana Citizen, Pohang Steelers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Daejeon Hana Citizen's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Daejeon Hana Citizen's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.54 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 for2.8 goals/match1.54 goals/match1.25 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 Daejeon Hana Citizen, Pohang Steelers.

2.98 days ▲Rest daysDaejeon Hana Citizen · Pohang Steelers2.98 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDaejeon Hana CitizenPohang SteelersBaseline
Rest days2.98 days2.98 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Daejeon Hana Citizen
0Draws
3Pohang Steelers
Daejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers · K League 10–2
Pohang Steelers — Daejeon Hana Citizen · K League 11–0
Daejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers · K League 12–0
Pohang Steelers — Daejeon Hana Citizen · K League 11–3
Daejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers · K League 11–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Daejeon Hana Citizen favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Pohang Steelers in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Daejeon Hana Citizen28 matchesPohang Steelers28 matches
1.54 goals/match ▲Goals scored28/280.86 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 1.11 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals17/151.36 xG/match
12.2 shots/match ▲Shots22/2211.1 shots/match
3.95 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/223.18 shots/match
53.2% ●Possession22/2251.1%
4.41 corners/match ●Corners22/224.32 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls20/219.57 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness3 daysfrom 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: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in K League 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsDaejeon Hana CitizenPohang Steelers
CompetitionK League 1
Head-to-headDaejeon Hana Citizen — Pohang Steelers
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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