‘Defending Champion’ Ulsan Hyundai’s professional football K-League 1 solo run, the fight for second place is hotter than ever.
FC Seoul and Jeju United, which are competing for second place, will play the 14th round of the Hana One Q K League 1 2023 at 6 pm on the 20th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
With Ulsan in the lead (11 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 34 points), the competition for the 2nd place group is fierce as Ulsan solidifies its single-final system.
2nd place Seoul (23 points, 24 points), 3rd place Jeju (23 points, 20 points), and 4th place Pohang Steelers (23 points, 19 points). While the points are tied, the rankings are divided on the number of points.
Even the difference between Daejeon Hana Citizen (21 points) in 5th place is only 2 points.
In the midst of this, the confrontation between 2nd place Seoul and 3rd place Jeju this weekend is expected to be another important battleground in the direction of the lead.
After finishing 3rd in the 2019 season, Seoul stayed in the Final B (7th to 12th) for 3 consecutive seasons, and has been steadily maintaining its top rank this season.
In particular, Seoul, which has national team strikers Hwang Eui-jo and Na Sang-ho, has scored a total of 27 goals by the 13th round, ranking first as the team with more goals than leader Ulsan (26 goals). 2.07 goals per match.
At the center is Na Sang-ho, the top scorer with 8 goals. In addition, Lim Sang-hyeop, Park Dong-jin, and Palosevich (above 3 goals) score goals whenever they are in trouble.
Jeju Island, which has been sluggish at the beginning of the season and has recently risen to 3rd place with 5 consecutive wins, is also formidable.
With 20 goals, they score less than Seoul, but they have exploded an average of 3 goals per match with 12 goals in their last 4 matches. In the previous match against Suwon FC, they won 5-0.
It has become a completely different team than when it only scored 7 goals in 8 games after the opening.
The performance of foreign goalkeepers is outstanding. Hayes (4 goals) and Yuri Jonathan (3 goals) are playing the role of solvers.
Also, among domestic players, Seo Jin-soo shows off his improved skills with 4 goals.
Motivation is also great. If Jeju beats Seoul in this game, it will be the first time for the club to record 6 consecutive wins in the K-League 1.
In the last 4th round, which was the first match of this year, Seoul beat Jeju 2-1. However, in the recent 10 matches against Jeju, Jeju is far ahead of Seoul with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
4th place Pohang, who is looking for 2nd place, will go on an expedition to Gangwon FC at 4:30 pm on the 21st.
Pohang, who won 3-2 in the previous game against Daejeon thanks to multiple goals by rookie Koh Young-jun, are determined to rekindle the battle for the lead with two consecutive victories.
Young-jun Ko, the team’s top scorer (5 goals), Jeka, Baek Sung-dong, and Kim In-seong are in good shape.
In addition, Brazilian midfielder Oberdan, who ran the most in K League 1 and K League 2, ran 71.68 km in April alone, drawing attention.
Coincidentally, their opponent, Gangwon, is in a bad mood with their recent 3 losses.
They are in 11th place in the league (10 points) and are being chased by Suwon Samsung (8 points), which is at the bottom of the league, by 2 points.카지노사이트
Gangwon coach Choi Yong-soo, who recently gave an explanation in front of fans after a 0-2 defeat against Suwon, could also be in jeopardy depending on the result of this match.