In a chaotic ranking battle,바카라 Busan I-Park rose to first place. Will we be able to further solidify our top spot in this round?
# Match of Rounds – ‘Bucheon’, undefeated in 5 games vs. ‘Gimpo’, challenging 3 consecutive wins Bucheon
defeated Chungnam Asan 1-0 in the 30th round, led by Ahn Jae-jun, who scored his 8th goal of the season. Starting with the game against Gyeongnam in the 26th round, they are undefeated in 5 games (4 wins, 1 draw). During the undefeated streak, striker Lee Eui-hyung scored goals in three consecutive games, and the team’s ‘main gun’ Ahn Jae-jun also contributed to the team’s upward trend with two goals and one assist.
Gimpo also has a good atmosphere. Gimpo defeated Seongnam and Seoul E-Land in order to win two games in a row. In addition, in the previous 25 games, they suffered from a lack of offensive power with only 1 goal per game, but in the last 3 games, they scored an average of 2.6 goals, opening up the attack. Foreign striker Luis scored a hat trick against Seongnam in the 29th round, and Juninho scored multiple goals against Seoul E-Land in the 30th round.
The overall record of both teams is tight at 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses. In the two meetings this season, Bucheon is ahead with 1 win and 1 draw, and Bucheon is also the team that stopped Gimpo from going undefeated in 12 games since the start of this season. The match between Bucheon and Gimpo, which are currently in good form, will be held at Bucheon Sports Complex at 6:30 pm on the 17th (Sunday).
# Team of Rounds – ‘Busan’ ranked first in 57 days
Busan defeated Gimcheon 2-0 in the 29th round and narrowed the point gap to 1 point. In the 30th round, they defeated Anyang 1-0 and took advantage of Gimcheon’s draw to take first place.
Busan has ranked first after playing 28 games so far, a completely different situation from last year when it was at the bottom at the same time. What stands out is the goals conceded. While they gave up 40 goals in 28 games last season, they have only allowed 16 goals, more than half, in 28 games this season. Busan boasts a solid back three consisting of Kim Sang-jun, Lee Han-do, and Jo Wi-je. Recently, veteran Min Sang-gi was added.
Busan will invite Seongnam to their home this round and aim for their fourth consecutive win. In the two matches against Seongnam this season, they had one win and one loss each. You can check whether Busan can maintain its first place at the Busan Asiad Stadium at 6:30 pm on the 16th (Sat).
# Player of the Round – ‘Won Ki-jong (Gyeongnam)’ attempting to score double-digit scores for the first time in his career Won
Ki-jong joined Seoul E-Land in 2018 and entered the K-League. After playing in Daejeon, he has been playing in Gyeongnam since 2022, and is already having a ‘career high’ season with 9 goals this season. If he adds just one goal this season, he will reach double digits in his personal career. Gyeongnam won all but one of the seven games in which Won Ki-jong scored.
The biggest advantage of the original model is that it uses both feet freely. Won Ki-jong has a total of 24 goals in the K League. Of these, he scored 11 goals with his left foot and 10 with his right foot out of 21 goals, excluding 3 header goals.
Gyeongnam’s opponent in the 31st round is Jeonnam. Gyeongnam won 5-0 in the first match of the season against Jeonnam, where Won Ki-jong scored multiple goals. The match between Gyeongnam and Jeonnam will be held at the Changwon Soccer Center at 1:30 pm on the 17th (Sunday) to see if Won Ki-jong will be able to shake Jeonnam’s net again by keeping the memory of his multiple goals alive.
※ Rest team: Gimcheon
※ The data in the preview is based on K League official additional record data (provided by: Bepro11)
<Hana One Q K League 2 2023 Round 31 Match Schedule>
– Seoul E: Cheonan (16th (Sat) 4 PM, Mokdong Sports Complex, skySports, Sports TV, Spomon TV)
– Ansan: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province (16th (Sat) 4 p.m., Ansanwa~Stadium, Channel A Plus)
– Busan: Seongnam (16th (Sat) 6:30 p.m. Boone, Busan Asiad Stadium, IB SPORTS)
– Gyeongnam: Jeonnam (17th (Sun) 1:30 p.m., Changwon Soccer Center, Channel A Plus)
– Chungnam Asan: Anyang (17th (Sun) 4:00 p.m., Yi Sun-sin Sports Complex Stadium, IB SPORTS)
– Bucheon: Gimpo (Sunday 17th, 6:30 p.m., Bucheon Sports Complex, Sports TV)