Can Incheon United keep its nickname “survival king” in the professional soccer K League 1.
Incheon will play a home game against Daejeon Hana Citizen in the 37th round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at 4:30 p.m. on the 10th at Incheon Football Stadium.
Currently, Incheon ranks 12th, the lowest in the league, with 36 points (8 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses).
Incheon, which was founded in 2003, made a new history by advancing to the AFC Champions League (ACL) for the first time in its history last season.
Incheon, which was then, is on the verge of being relegated to the K League 2 for the first time since its foundation.
This season, Incheon went downhill from the second round robin and gradually fell to the bottom.
In July, coach Cho Sung-hwan, who led the team for a long time, put down the baton and left, but the situation did not improve much even after Choi Young-geun was newly appointed.
In the end, from the point when the final round was imminent, it fell to the last place behind the rival teams.
Incheon was the only citizen’s club to be called the “survival king” because it had no experience in relegation, but if it loses this game, it is likely to fall to the second division.
If 12th-ranked Incheon loses to 9th-ranked Daejeon (42 points), and 11th-ranked Jeonbuk Hyundai (38 points) catches 10th-ranked Daegu FC (40 points) at the same time, Incheon will be demoted regardless of the results of the 38th round.
Incheon, which scored 34 points, is also far behind Jeonbuk, which scored 45 points in multiple points, making it difficult to try to turn it over at the last minute if it fails to win this game.
As such, Incheon must somehow win the home game against Daejeon.
Incheon should keep in mind that it had a 2-1 advantage against Daejeon in the fourth round (2-0 wins), the 13th round (1-0 wins), and the 27th round (1-2 losses) this season.
Mugosa (15 goals), who is competing for the top scorer, is in desperate need again this time.
The K League 2 is difficult to go back up if Gyeongnam FC, Busan I’Park, Seongnam FC, and Jeonnam Dragons fall so far that they cannot be promoted for a long time.
Incheon will take advantage of its experience of overcoming the relegation crisis several times in the past to prepare for competition in the K League 1 stage next season. 토토사이트
On the other hand, Daejeon is armed with the same motivation as Incheon.
If Daejeon catches the away match in Incheon and Daegu loses to Jeonbuk, they can confirm their stay before the final match.
Daejeon, where head coach Hwang Sun-hong was appointed in the middle of the season, has been on a good track recently with three undefeated games against Jeonbuk (2-0 wins), Daegu (1-0 wins), and Gwangju FC (0-0 draws).
Kim Hyun-wook (6 goals and 1 assist), Martha (4 goals and 3 assists), and Kim Joon-beom (4 goals and 2 assists) are expected to take the lead in Daejeon.