The K-League, a professional soccer team that briefly lost its breath due to the “A” match in September, is back in fierce competition for ranking. FC Seoul, which has been on a breakneck rise, is aiming to leap to the top ranks.
Seoul will play Daejeon Hana Citizen at 4:30 p.m. on the 14th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in the 30th round of the “Hana Bank K League 1 2024.”
The match between Seoul and Daejeon on this day was also a daytime match that returned after a long time with cooler weather.
Seoul, which has been in the middle this season, has been on a roll with five consecutive wins in about eight years before the 0-0 draw with Jeonbuk Hyundai just before the A-match break.
Seoul has been on the rise since the 18th round in the middle of the regular round with nine wins, one draw and two losses.
Seoul, currently ranked fifth in the league with 46 points, could enter a full-fledged top-tier war if it wins the match.
As the difference in points between the league’s leading clubs is around five points, just one game can cause a big change in the rankings.
In particular, attention is being paid to whether Jesse Lingard, Seoul’s captain and the league’s best star player, will be able to perform the “Dooley Dance Ceremony” with his fourth goal of the season as recently declared in an entertainment program.
Against this, Daejeon urgently needs to escape from the relegation zone.
Daejeon, which has not been out of the top 10 this season with 7 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses (31 points), is currently ranked 9th, just one point ahead of the lowest Daegu FC.
Despite this, the mood is not bad these days. Daejeon has steadily accumulated points without losing in the past five games, with three wins and two draws.
The results of the two teams’ showdowns this season are tight with one win and one loss. If the scope is expanded to the last six games, the match will be advanced with three wins, two draws and one loss.
The 12th-ranked team in the K League 1 will be automatically demoted to the K League 2. The 11th and 10th-ranked teams will be eliminated from the playoff. The result of a single game can change the fortunes of the team. It is a busy match to go.
On the same day, not only Daejeon but also the lowest-ranking teams in the league will compete for survival.
As there is a clear point boundary between Final A (upper split) and Final B (lower split) in K League 1 this season, the remaining competition is as fierce as the competition for the championship.
Jeonbuk and Daegu, which ranked 11th and 12th in the league with 30 points, will face Suwon FC (3rd place, 48 points), and Jeju United (8th, 35 points), respectively.
Jeonbuk, which once slumped to the bottom of the league, is aiming to rebound with two wins and one draw in the last three games, overshadowing its past as a prestigious K-League club.
It has been in a tight balance with two wins, one draw and two losses in the last five games between Jeonbuk and Suwon FC.
As the atmosphere is unstable due to the “Son Joon-ho risk,” Suwon FC also needs to reverse the team’s atmosphere by winning the game. 안전놀이터
Jeju, which narrowly lost four consecutive games with a 1-0 victory over Gimcheon on the 1st, will try to win back-to-back games by catching Daegu, which has fallen to the bottom of the league behind Jeonbuk in multiple points.
Daegu is leading the past five games with three wins, one draw and one loss.
Since there is only one point difference between the top three teams to Incheon United and the bottom four teams, their fight for K League 1 survival is even fiercer and more urgent.