There will be a bloody competition for survival.
Incheon United and Daejeon Hana Citizen will face off in the 37th round of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 1 at 4:30 p.m. on the 10th at Incheon Football Stadium.
After a tough season, Incheon continues its struggle to survive at the bottom. Incheon has 36 points (8 wins, 12 draws, 16 losses) from the previous 36 matches. Daejeon is also in a relaxed mood compared to Incheon. It is in the ninth place with 42 points (10 wins, 12 draws, and 14 losses).
Incheon needs points more than any other team, but fortunately, it has no losses in its two recent matches. Earlier, Gwangju FC was brought home on October 27 to win 1-0, and the match ended with a 0-0 draw with Jeonbuk Hyundai in Jeonju on the 2nd. Incheon has allowed a total of 46 runs this season, allowing quite a few runs, but they have won points in the last two games without losing a point.
Daejeon also had no loss in its past three matches. It won 2-0 in an away match against Jeonbuk Hyundai on Oct. 19 and called Daegu FC home on Oct. 27 to secure 1-0 win and win points. It was followed by a 0-0 draw at a match against Gwangju FC on Nov. 2. It is a match in which the team has lost no points in three consecutive matches.
Incheon and Daejeon struggled this season because of their aggressive capabilities. Incheon has the fewest goals scored among the 12 teams in the K League with 34 goals in 36 matches, while Daejeon also showed difficulty in opening the opponent’s goal with 39 points.
If Daejeon catches Incheon, it can potentially maintain hope. Incheon continued its winless streak to remain at the bottom, but managed to suppress its disappointment by garnering a 0-0 draw against Gwangju. Incheon has to bet everything at home against Daejeon. The team cannot afford to remain as defensive as it did against Jeonbuk.
Daejeon was weak against Incheon. It had one win, one draw and eight losses in the recent 10 games. It had one win and two losses in three games this season, but it is encouraging that it won the previous game. 토토사이트
Incheon’s realistic goal is to get out of the direct relegation zone. If 11th-ranked Jeonbuk, which is competing alongside Incheon, wins the match against Daegu this time, and Incheon loses to Daejeon, Incheon will automatically be demoted this time. Therefore, Incheon needs to win this round against Daejeon.
There is a silver lining for bottom-ranked Incheon as well. Currently, Incheon is five goals shy of ninth-ranked Daejeon in terms of multiple goals, and if Incheon wins the remaining two games and Daejeon, Daegu, and Jeonbuk stay below 42 points, Incheon can also rank up to ninth.