Ulsan Hyundai FC vs Pohang Steelers Prediction

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan·Park Byung-Jin 24/10/2026

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Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.2 / 10
AI Best Pick
80%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.23
SignalHIGHModel48%SurpriseMediumGap-2.1%
Ulsan Hyundai FC Rest
6 days
Pohang Steelers Rest
5 days

Ulsan Hyundai FC vs Pohang Steelers: result, form and history

Ulsan Hyundai FC and Pohang Steelers drew 2-2 in the K League 1 on 24 Oct 2026. Ulsan Hyundai FC had gone in with the better form, having won 3 of their previous five against 1 for Pohang Steelers.

Their 10 previous meetings averaged 2.5 goals, with both teams scoring in 5 of them. Referee Park Byung-Jin averages 3.03 cards a game, 0.58 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%1.85
X
29%3.70
2
22%3.92
Double Chance
1X
78%1.23
X2
51%1.89
Both Teams to Score
Yes
56%1.65
No
44%2.13
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.64 + 1.1 = 2.74
Over 1.5
77%1.22
Over 2.5
54%1.74
Over 3.5
32%2.75
Under 1.5
23%4.00
Under 2.5
46%2.05
Under 3.5
68%1.40
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

2'Wanderson OliveiraAssist: Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira
20'Lee Jae-ikFoul
25'Kim Seung-HoAssist: Kento Nishiya
45'Erick Farias INLee Hui-gyun out
61'Jakob Tranziska INCho Sang-Hyeok out
61'Kim Young-GwonAssist: Lee Dong-gyeong
64'Darijan Bojanić INYong-Woo Park out
68'Lee Dong-gyeong
77'Kento Nishiya INJung Han-Min out
90'Shin Kwang-Hoon INJo Sung-Wook out
90'Kang Min-jun INKim Ye-Sung out
90'Jorge Luiz Barbosa Teixeira(Penalty missed)

Lineups

Ulsan Hyundai FC
4-2-3-1Coach: Kim Hyun-Seok
Pohang Steelers
3-4-3Coach: Tae-ha Park
Avg rating6.26
Avg rating6.47
Jo Hyeon-Woo6.121J. Hyeon-Woo
Choi Seok-Hyun6.196C. Seok-Hyun
Lee Jae-Ik5.928L. Jae-Ik
Kim Young-Gwon6.819K. Young-Gwon
Cho Hyun-Taek6.426C. Hyun-Taek
D. Bojanić5.76D. Bojanić
T. Oude Kotte6.055T. Oude Kotte
Lee Jin-Hyun6.314L. Jin-Hyun
Lee Dong-Gyeong7.510L. Dong-Gyeong
Erick Farias5.911E. Farias
Yago Cariello6.599Y. Cariello
Hwang In-Jae6.021H. In-Jae
Shin Kwang-Hoon6.217S. Kwang-Hoon
Jeon Min-Gwang6.34J. Min-Gwang
Park Chan-Yong6.320P. Chan-Yong
Kang Min-Jun6.113K. Min-Jun
Kim Dong-Jin6.116K. Dong-Jin
Kim Seung-Ho7.28K. Seung-Ho
Wanderson7.277Wanderson
K. Nishiya6.631K. Nishiya
J. Tranziska10J. Tranziska
Jorge Luiz6.625J. Luiz

Ulsan Hyundai FC Substitutes

72Back In-Woo
33Jang Si-Young
24Lee Gyu-Sung
8Lee Hui-Gyun45'for Erick Farias6.2
38Park Yong-Woo64'for Darijan Bojanić6.0
16Park Woo-jin
13Ryu Seong-Min
66M. Trojak
2Yoon Jong-Gyu

Pohang Steelers Substitutes

18Cho Sang-Hyeok61'for Jakob Tranziska6.5
33Jo Sung-Wook90'for Shin Kwang-Hoon
37Jung Han-Min77'for Kento Nishiya6.5
30Kim Yong-Hak
3Ye-Sung Kim90'for Kang Min-jun
36H. Kim
22K. Gwang-won
14Lee Chang-Woo
1Yun Pyeong-Gook

Match Stats

Ulsan Hyundai FCPohang Steelers
67%Ball Possession33%
11Corner Kicks4
2Yellow Cards0
18Total Shots5
8Shots on Goal5
10Shots off Goal0
0Blocked Shots0
0Free Kicks0

Team Comparison

Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC
Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers
1572Elo Rating 1539
2.03Attack 0.82
0.98Defense 1.43
37%Hit Rate 14%
15.0Shots per Game 7.0
5.6Shots on Target 3.2
8.7Corners per Game 5.6
1.5Cards per Game 2.0

AI Insights

📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 67% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.6 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.8 vs 0 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC4Wins · 40%
Draws330%
Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers3Wins · 30%
2.5Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
20%3+ goals2 of 10

Previous meetings

K League 108/08/2026
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
02
K League 102/05/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCPohang Steelers
01
K League 113/09/2025
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
11
K League 105/05/2025
Ulsan Hyundai FCPohang Steelers
11
K League 129/03/2025
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
10
FA Cup30/11/2024
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
3111
K League 127/10/2024
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
02
K League 131/08/2024
Ulsan Hyundai FCPohang Steelers
54
K League 130/06/2024
Pohang SteelersUlsan Hyundai FC
21
K League 101/03/2024
Ulsan Hyundai FCPohang Steelers
10

Recent Form

Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC
4W1D5L
17/10/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCBucheon FC 1995
21
W
11/10/2026
Gwangju FCUlsan Hyundai FC
43
L
19/09/2026
FC AnyangUlsan Hyundai FC
21
L
12/09/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCIncheon United
21
W
08/09/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCFC Seoul
10
W
05/09/2026
Jeju United FCUlsan Hyundai FC
00
D
29/08/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCGimcheon Sangmu FC
31
W
26/08/2026
Daejeon CitizenUlsan Hyundai FC
21
L
22/08/2026
Jeonbuk MotorsUlsan Hyundai FC
10
L
16/08/2026
Ulsan Hyundai FCGangwon FC
23
L
Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers
2W4D4L
18/10/2026
Pohang SteelersFC Anyang
00
D
13/10/2026
Pohang SteelersJohor Darul Takzim FC
02
L
09/10/2026
Incheon UnitedPohang Steelers
30
L
20/09/2026
Pohang SteelersFC Seoul
21
W
15/09/2026
Beijing GuoanPohang Steelers
31
L
12/09/2026
Daejeon CitizenPohang Steelers
22
D
09/09/2026
Pohang SteelersGimcheon Sangmu FC
00
D
05/09/2026
Jeonbuk MotorsPohang Steelers
20
L
30/08/2026
Gangwon FCPohang Steelers
00
D
25/08/2026
Jeju United FCPohang Steelers
12
W

Referee Profile

Park Byung-Jin97 matches

3.03Cards per match
2.90Yellow cards per match
0.13Red cards per match
25.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Park Byung-Jin3.03
Other referees3.61

3.03 cards a match, 0.58 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.61).

Cards come from 71 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

K League 1 2026

K-League: Regular season

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC SeoulFC Seoul33207661:29+3267DDWLW
2Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC331561252:47+551DWLLW
3Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen3313101053:41+1249WWWDD
4Jeonbuk MotorsJeonbuk Motors331212943:33+1048DWLDL
5Gangwon FCGangwon FC331115740:30+1048DDWDL
6Incheon UnitedIncheon United3312101143:35+846WDWDD
7Jeju United FCJeju United FC3312101139:37+246LLLWD
8FC AnyangFC Anyang3310131040:48-843DDWWD
9Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers331191330:39-942DDLWD
10Gimcheon Sangmu FCGimcheon Sangmu FC33519933:41-834LDLWD
11Bucheon FC 1995Bucheon FC 1995337111532:47-1532LLLLD
12Gwangju FCGwangju FC333121830:69-3921WLWDD
#TeamMPGPts
1FC SeoulFC Seoul3361:2967
2Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC3352:4751
3Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen3353:4149
4Jeonbuk MotorsJeonbuk Motors3343:3348
5Gangwon FCGangwon FC3340:3048
6Incheon UnitedIncheon United3343:3546
7Jeju United FCJeju United FC3339:3746
8FC AnyangFC Anyang3340:4843
9Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers3330:3942
10Gimcheon Sangmu FCGimcheon Sangmu FC3333:4134
11Bucheon FC 1995Bucheon FC 19953332:4732
12Gwangju FCGwangju FC3330:6921

K-League: Championship Group

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC SeoulFC Seoul33207661:29+3267DDWLW
2Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC331561252:47+551DWLLW
3Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen3313101053:41+1249WWWDD
4Jeonbuk MotorsJeonbuk Motors331212943:33+1048DWLDL
5Gangwon FCGangwon FC331115740:30+1048DDWDL
6Incheon UnitedIncheon United3312101143:35+846WDWDD
#TeamMPGPts
1FC SeoulFC Seoul3361:2967
2Ulsan Hyundai FCUlsan Hyundai FC3352:4751
3Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen3353:4149
4Jeonbuk MotorsJeonbuk Motors3343:3348
5Gangwon FCGangwon FC3340:3048
6Incheon UnitedIncheon United3343:3546

K-League: Relegation Group

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
7Jeju United FCJeju United FC3312101139:37+246LLLWD
8FC AnyangFC Anyang3310131040:48-843DDWWD
9Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers331191330:39-942DDLWD
10Gimcheon Sangmu FCGimcheon Sangmu FC33519933:41-834LDLWD
11Bucheon FC 1995Bucheon FC 1995337111532:47-1532LLLLD
12Gwangju FCGwangju FC333121830:69-3921WLWDD
#TeamMPGPts
7Jeju United FCJeju United FC3339:3746
8FC AnyangFC Anyang3340:4843
9Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers3330:3942
10Gimcheon Sangmu FCGimcheon Sangmu FC3333:4134
11Bucheon FC 1995Bucheon FC 19953332:4732
12Gwangju FCGwangju FC3330:6921
Champions LeaguePromotionRelegation

About the Ulsan Hyundai FC vs Pohang Steelers forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Ulsan Hyundai FC and Pohang Steelers in the K League 1 table

The table shows a wide gap: Ulsan Hyundai FC are 2nd in the K League 1, while Pohang Steelers sit 9th, 9 points behind. League goal record so far: Ulsan Hyundai FC 52-47, Pohang Steelers 30-39. The full standings are on the K League 1 Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.