In this season’s K League 1, Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai will face off to escape from the bottom amid the fiercest competition to escape from the relegation zone.
Daejeon and Jeonbuk will play the 31st round of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 22nd.
There is only one point gap between Daejeon (34 points) and Jeonbuk (33 points), which are ranked ninth and 10th respectively. The two teams, which once faced a crisis by ranking the lowest, will have different rankings depending on the outcome of the upcoming match, which could affect future competition for relegation.
The mood is better for Daejeon, the home team. Daejeon won 3-2 at the match against FC Seoul in the 30th round, continuing its unbeaten streak (four wins and two draws) in the last six games.
The rising power is also hot attack power. Daejeon scored 12 goals during six matches, and Martha stood at the center of the net. Since returning to Daejeon this summer, Martha has been leading the offense in Daejeon by scoring three goals and three assists in seven matches. Besides, Lee Soon-min and Bob Shin are also supporting the team.
Jeonbuk, an away team, is also exuberant. At the match against Suwon FC in the 30th round, Jeonbuk had a landslide 6-0 victory thanks to Andrygo, who scored one goal and two assists. Several players, including Lee Young-jae, Lee Seung-woo, Song Min-gyu, Jeon Jin-woo and Hernandez, scored goals, boosting their confidence.
In addition to offense, Jeonbuk has scored just one goal while scoring nine goals in the last four games, showing a solid defense unlike in the early days of the season. Park Jin-seop, who took over as captain of the team during the season, and veteran Hong Jeong-ho, who returned from injury, also show off his stable defense and defense including Ahn Hyun-bum, Han Kook-young and Kim Tae-hyun.
Jeonbuk is overwhelmed with four wins, five draws and one loss in the last 10 matches between the two teams, but the results of the two teams’ matches cannot be easily predicted as they have drawn in both matches this season.
With only a few games left in the regular season league, Gwangju is aiming to advance to the Final A through last-minute spurt. Gwangju, which had only two goals during three games in round 27-29, lost three consecutive games, and succeeded in rebounding by winning the match against Pohang.
Gwangju, which played “Lee Jung-hyo” offensive football, continued its upward trend by beating Yokohama, the runner-up of the previous tournament, 7-3 in the first round of the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) match held on the 17th.
Gwangju (40 points), which is currently ranked seventh, is aiming at winning consecutive games against Jeju (35 points), which is ranked eighth. Gwangju, which won two matches against Jeju this season, is once again seeking to gain three points and enter the top ranks. 토토사이트
In addition, the 31st round match of Hana Bank’s K League 1 2024 will be held at 4:30 p.m. on the 21st against Daegu FC and Gimcheon Sangmu at 7 p.m. on the same day. On the 22nd, the match between Pohang Steelers and Gangwon FC and Incheon United-Ulsan HD will be held at 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd.