The Group Stage draw of the 2025 K League 1 pitches Daejeon Hana Citizen vs. Pohang Steelers on 2025-10-26 (kick-off 07:30 GMT).
Recent managerial H2H between Hwang Sun-Hong and Park Tae-Ha over 3 matches, record stands at 2-1, with no draws.
The current standings see Daejeon Hana Citizen hold 3rd place with 55 points, while Pohang Steelers occupy 4th with 51 points.
Daejeon Hana Citizen and Pohang Steelers will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, Daejeon Hana Citizen should be met by Pohang Steelers's expected 3-4-3.
Last time out, Kim Moon-Hwan registered the best mark for Daejeon Hana Citizen - 6.9 - and Kim In-Sung did likewise for Pohang Steelers with an 7.5 score.
Daejeon Hana Citizen won 3-1 against Jeju United, while Pohang Steelers lost their fixture 0-1 vs Tampines Rovers.
Daejeon Hana Citizen look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Pohang Steelers have 2-0-3 in the same span.
Pohang Steelers hold the upper hand H2H: of 24 meetings, they've triumphed 15 times, conceded 3 times and shared 6 draws.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Daejeon Hana Citizen's 1.25 goals/game at home balance out Pohang Steelers's 1.24 away scoring.
Daejeon is going head to head with Pohang on 26/10/2025 07:30 GMT for the Korea Republic K League 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Daejeon v Pohang H2H statistics!