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K League 1Season 2025

Daejeon Citizen vs Pohang Steelers

26 October 2025 at 07:30Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon

Match Summary

Daejeon Citizen defeated Pohang Steelers 2:0. The match was played in K League 1 2025. Goals were scored by Lee Myung-Jae 27′, Joo Min-Kyu 45′ (pen.). 6 yellow cards were shown. Daejeon Citizen had 57% possession while Pohang Steelers held 43%. Daejeon Citizen had 13 shots (4 on target) compared to 14 (5 on target) for Pohang Steelers. Daejeon Citizen made 4 substitutions, Pohang Steelers made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Masatoshi Ishida 42′).

Match Events

Key match events between Daejeon Citizen and Pohang Steelers — 2 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
Kim Hyeon-ohHernades
18′
Penalty confirmed42′
VAR
45′
Half Time
65′
Hong Yun-SangKim In-Sung
73′
Ki Sung-YuengKim Jong-Woo
73′
Lee Chang-WooCho Sang-Hyeok
M. IshidaSeo Jin-Su
80′
Joao VictorKim Seung-Dae
80′
85′
Shin Kwang-HoonKang Min-Jun
85′
Kim Dong-JinHwang Seo-Woong
Joo Min-KyuYu Kang-Hyun
90+5′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Daejeon Citizen had 57% possession against Pohang Steelers's 43%. Daejeon Citizen registered 13 shots (4 on target) while Pohang Steelers managed 14 (5 on target). Corner kicks: 1–6. Fouls committed: 9–20.

Shots on Goal
4
5
Shots Off Goal
6
3
Total Shots
13
14
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots inside the Box
6
7
Shots outside the Box
7
7
Fouls
9
20
Corner Kicks
1
6
Offsides
1
1
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
525
387
Accurate Passes
437
304
Pass Accuracy
83%
79%
Expected Goals (xG)
0
0
Goals Prevented (xGP)
0
0

Rivalry since 2023

Daejeon Citizen vs Pohang Steelers Head to Head Results· 11

Daejeon Citizen and Pohang Steelers have met 11 times — Daejeon Citizen won 2, Pohang Steelers won 7, with 2 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2023. Pohang Steelers leads the head-to-head with 7 victories from 11 meetings. A combined 34 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.09 per match (15 for the home side, 19 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 7 matches (64%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 games (64%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–3 in 2023.

Total goals
34 · 3.1/match
Both scored
7/11 · 64%
Over 2.5
7/11 · 64%

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Highest-scoring game: 43 v 2023

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In their last 6 matches, Daejeon Citizen have recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Pohang Steelers show 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 May 2026