Can Shandong Make it a Close Game?

We want to bet against Pohang Steelers and our betting prediction is to wager on Shandong Taishan and the draw. We like the look of the 2.18 about this Double Chance selection.

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Pohang Steelers played FC Seoul in their last match and this was on the road at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The scoreline was a 1-1 draw in this South Korean K League 1 clash, with Wanderson scoring for the Steelers. Pohang had 48% possession and recorded two shots on target.

Shandong Taishan won 2-1 in their previous game when facing Meizhou Hakka at home in the Chinese Super League. Kang-Hee Choi's team had seven shots on target and recorded 54% possession, with Valeri Qazaishvili and Zeca finding the net at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

In the their most recent Champions League encounters, Pohang lost 1-0 away to Buriram United, while Shandong drew 2-2 at home against Yokohama F. Marinos.

Pohang Steelers – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 7.8 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal. Pohang have had 49.6% possession and 4.2 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.7 goals from 10.3 attempts and 6.2 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 5.3 corners.

Wanderson leads the way with 4 goals, Jorge Teixeira has 3, with Jae-Joon An and two others on 1. Min-Kwang Jeon, Jae-Joon An and Jorge Teixeira are the leading assists makers with 1.

Shandong Taishan – Last 10 League Games

Shandong have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.7 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 14.7 attempts. There’s been an average of 47.4% possession, 410.9 passes, 6.4 corners taken and 6.4 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 14.8 attempts.

Pedro Delgado has scored 3 goals, followed by Valeri Qazaishvili, Wenneng Xie, Cryzan and Pu Chen on 2. Cryzan, Valeri Qazaishvili and Zhengyu Huang have been the top assists providers with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Pohang Steelers confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Pyung-Gook Yoon (GK), Kwang-Hoon Shin, Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Min-Kwang Jeon, Tae-Seok Lee, Wanderson, Oberdan, Jong-Woo Kim, Jae-Hee Jung, Jorge Teixeira, Yun-Sang Hong.

Shandong Taishan confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Dalei Wang (GK), Lei Tong, Marcel, Zheng Zheng, Zhunyi Gao, Zhengyu Huang, Binbin Liu, Yuanyi Li, Xinli Peng, Pu Chen, Zeca.

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Expert AFC Champions League Analysis

The form is always taken into consideration and it’s great to combine this with team news as it becomes available. In order to provide an expert verdict, the latest stats are analysed so that we have the best information.

Key Pohang Steelers vs Shandong Taishan stats:

Pohang have failed to win any of their last 5 K League 1 matches
Pohang have conceded 2 or more goals in 10 of their last 20 K League 1 matches
Shandong have not lost any of their last 5 CSL matches this season
Shandong have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their past 10 CSL away matches

Pohang Steelers vs Shandong Taishan Prediction

Jump on the 2.18 about the away team and the Draw on the Double Chance market, with our experts making the AFC Champions League pick that the home side will not triumph over the ninety minutes.

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Published 20:25, 05 November 2024

Pohang Steelers vs Shandong Taishan Odds

Bookies favourites Pohang Steelers are regarded as the likeliest winners for this AFC Champions League game and the 1.61 about them triumphing means a 62% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 4.40 about Shandong Taishan.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. For those expecting both sides to find the net, Both Teams to Score Yes is available at 1.66.

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Last 5 Matches

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Team Stats

Latest AFC Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Shandong Taishan Betting Stats

Full time Result

6 wins, 10 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

7 wins, 7 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 1.45 goals scored and 1.65 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.40 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
BTTS Yes in 15 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 13 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Pohang Steelers

Shandong Taishan

Goals / match

0.6 2.4

Conceded / match

1.2 1.8

Total / match

1.8 4.2

Goals

An average of 1.55 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.20 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.95 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 3.40 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 10 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 12 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 8 of the previous 10 away matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Pohang Steelers

Shandong Taishan

Goals / match

0.6 2.4

Conceded / match

1.2 1.8

Total / match

1.8 4.2

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Pohang Steelers

Shandong Taishan

Goals / match

0.6 2.4

Conceded / match

1.2 1.8

Total / match

1.8 4.2

Corners

An average of 4.3 corners awarded and 4.4 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
An average of 4 corners awarded and 4.8 corners against in the last 10 home matches
An average of 8.7 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
An average of 8.8 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
Had the most corners in 9 and least corners in 10 of the last 20 matches
Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 6 of the last 10 home matches

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

Pohang Steelers

Shandong Taishan

For / match

4.4 5.2

Against / match

5.6 8

Total / match

10 13.2

Corners

An average of 6.25 corners awarded and 6.25 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
An average of 6 corners awarded and 7.6 corners against in the last 10 away matches
An average of 12.5 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
An average of 13.6 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
Had the most corners in 9 and least corners in 9 of the last 20 matches
Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 6 of the last 10 away matches

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

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Shandong Taishan

For / match

4.4 5.2

Against / match

5.6 8

Total / match

10 13.2

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Corner Stats - Last 5 Matches

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Shandong Taishan

For / match

4.4 5.2

Against / match

5.6 8

Total / match

10 13.2

Possession

An average of 51% possession in the last 20 matches
An average of 51% possession in the last 10 home matches
Most possession in 7 of the last 20 matches
Most possession in 5 of the last 10 home matches

Possession

An average of 47% possession in the last 20 matches
An average of 45% possession in the last 10 away matches
Most possession in 8 of the last 20 matches
Most possession in 3 of the last 10 away matches

Team News

Get the Pohang Steelers vs Shandong Taishan team news as soon as it becomes available. It’s great to know which players are available for the next game.

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Pohang Steelers vs Shandong Taishan Lineups

Pohang Steelers Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Shandong Taishan Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Pohang Steelers Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Pyung-Gook Yoon

17 Kwang-Hoon Shin 5 J. Aspropotamitis 4 Min-Kwang Jeon 26 Tae-Seok Lee

77 Wanderson 8 Oberdan 6 Jong-Woo Kim 27 Jae-Hee Jung

9 Jorge Teixeira 37 Yun-Sang Hong

14 Dalei Wang

2 Lei Tong 3 Marcel 5 Zheng Zheng 33 Zhunyi Gao

35 Zhengyu Huang

21 Binbin Liu 22 Yuanyi Li 25 Xinli Peng 29 Pu Chen

19 Zeca

Shandong Taishan Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Pohang Steelers Substitutes

2Jeong-Won Eo
7In-Sung Kim
11Seong-Joon Jo
13Seok-Joo Yoon
18Hyeon-Je Kang
19Min-Ho Yoon
21In-Jae Hwang
22Kyu-Hyeong Kim
34Gyu-Baeg Lee
55Hyeon-Woong Choi
88Dong-Jin Kim

Shandong Taishan Substitutes

8Pedro Delgado
9Cryzan
10Valeri Qazaishvili
11Yang Liu
13Chi Zhang
17Xinghan Wu
20Lisheng Liao
23Wenneng Xie
26Shibo Liu
27Ke Shi
30Abudulam Abdurasul

Previous Pohang Steelers Lineups

02 Nov K League 1

FC Seoul 1-1 Pohang Steelers

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27 Oct K League 1

Pohang Steelers 0-2 Ulsan HD

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22 Oct AFC Champions League

Buriram United 1-0 Pohang Steelers

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Previous Shandong Taishan Lineups

02 Nov Super League

Shandong 2-1 Meizhou

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27 Oct Super League

Zhejiang 3-3 Shandong

Confirmed Lineups

22 Oct AFC Champions League

Shandong 2-2 Yokohama F.M.

Confirmed Lineups

We’ll publish the confirmed lineups as soon as they’re available. You can compare this to the previous starting 11s and understand the formations and substitutes.

Team Squads

Pohang Steelers Squad

Shandong Taishan Squad

Find out the squads on a team-by-team basis, with stats available for each player.

Tables & Standings

AFC Champions League Elite East

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Vissel Kobe	4	3	1	0	6:1	10
2	Gwangju	4	3	0	1	11:6	9
3	JDT	4	2	1	1	9:5	7
4	Shanghai S.	4	2	1	1	8:6	7
5	Buriram United	3	2	1	0	3:1	7
6	Kawasaki F.	4	2	0	2	4:4	6
7	Shandong	3	1	1	1	6:5	4
8	Yokohama F.M.	3	1	1	1	9:9	4
9	Shanghai Port	4	1	1	2	6:10	4
10	Pohang Steelers	3	1	0	2	4:5	3
11	Central Coast	4	0	1	3	6:10	1
12	Ulsan HD	4	0	0	4	0:10	0

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Gwangju	2	2	0	0	10:4	6
2	JDT	2	2	0	0	6:0	6
3	Shanghai S.	2	2	0	0	6:1	6
4	Vissel Kobe	2	2	0	0	4:1	6
5	Shandong	2	1	1	0	5:3	4
6	Shanghai Port	2	1	1	0	5:4	4
7	Buriram United	2	1	1	0	1:0	4
8	Yokohama F.M.	1	1	0	0	4:0	3
9	Pohang Steelers	1	1	0	0	3:0	3
10	Kawasaki F.	2	1	0	1	3:2	3
11	Central Coast	2	0	1	1	3:4	1
12	Ulsan HD	2	0	0	2	0:3	0

K League 1 2025

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Daejeon Citizen	11	7	2	2	18:11	23
2	Jeonbuk Motors	10	5	3	2	15:10	18
3	Gimcheon Sangmu	10	5	2	3	14:10	17
4	Ulsan HD	12	5	2	5	11:10	17
5	Gwangju	10	4	4	2	12:10	16
6	Anyang	11	5	0	6	13:13	15
7	Pohang Steelers	10	4	3	3	11:13	15
8	FC Seoul	10	3	4	3	9:10	13
9	Gangwon	10	4	1	5	7:9	13
10	Jeju	10	3	2	5	10:12	11
11	Daegu	10	2	1	7	10:16	7
12	Suwon	10	1	4	5	8:14	7

Super League 2025

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Shanghai S.	9	7	2	0	20:10	23
2	Chengdu	9	6	2	1	15:6	20
3	Shanghai Port	8	5	2	1	19:12	17
4	Beijing	8	4	4	0	20:10	16
5	Shandong	9	5	1	3	20:16	16
6	Tianjin	9	3	4	2	14:14	13
7	Zhejiang	9	3	3	3	15:12	12
8	Meizhou	9	3	3	3	18:16	12
9	Qingdao WC	8	3	3	2	16:16	12
10	Dalian Yingbo	9	2	4	3	8:12	10
11	Yunnan Yukun	9	2	3	4	11:16	9
12	Wuhan	9	2	2	5	11:19	8
13	Henan	8	2	1	5	10:12	7
14	Shenzhen	9	2	1	6	10:22	7
15	Changchun	9	1	2	6	8:15	5
16	Qingdao Hainiu	9	0	3	6	7:14	3

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the AFC Champions League standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.