Match Report
Level on 35 points, Daejeon Citizen (6th) and Pohang Steelers (7th) met as equals in the table. Recent form flatters Daejeon Citizen's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Daejeon Citizen 1.48 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, Pohang Steelers 0.89 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.21.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Daejeon Citizen, 2 draws and 8 for Pohang Steelers, at 2.46 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 23% of the meetings went to the host.
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, capacity 40,407, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Pohang Steelers: Juninho Rocha (90'), Juninho Rocha (68')
Key stats
Possession: Daejeon Citizen 70% · Pohang Steelers 30% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 1-5