Two teams that are continuing their undefeated record will play the third ‘Gyeongin Derby’ of the season.
FC Seoul and Incheon United will play the 24th round of ‘Hana One Q K League 1 2023’ at 7:30 pm on the 22nd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Currently, Seoul is 3rd with 37 points and Incheon is 9th with 30 points. From the standpoint of Seoul, it is a game that must be won to narrow the gap with Pohang, second place, and from the standpoint of Incheon, to continue the recent good trend.
Seoul is one of the teams that had a quiet summer in K League 1. In fact, Seoul did not make any reinforcements other than the trade of signing Lee Seung-mo from Pohang and giving away Han Chan-hee in the early days of the transfer market. In addition, at the end of the transfer market, he succeeded in filling the void of Hwang Eui-jo by recruiting Beyond Johnson, who led the team’s ACL championship in Ulsan’s uniform in the 2020 season. Of course, unlike previous years, the opinion of the fans that more reinforcements are needed to continue the flow of the first half, which ended in a high ranking, is dominant, but this summer transfer market focused on putting out the urgent fire to some extent.
Seoul is undefeated in the last two games, but there are still question marks in terms of performance. In particular, in the match against Suwon FC in the 22nd round, they scored a whopping 7 goals with their hot offense and recorded a complete victory, but in the previous match against Gangwon, they only got 1 point due to their frustrating performance. As a result, the gap with Pohang, which was in a tight battle for second place at the beginning of the season, widened to 4 points, and since the appointment of a new coach, Jeonbuk, which has produced terrible performances and results, is on the same point as Jeonbuk, which is pursuing the lead. For Seoul, who is aiming for an ACL ticket beyond Final A this season, it is this ‘Gyeongin Derby’ that must bring both performance and results.
Unlike Seoul, which shows ups and downs, Incheon is showing the best trend this season, recording an undefeated record (4 wins, 1 draw) in the last 5 official matches. Here, as in Seoul, they did not send an active transfer market, but they added weight to the forefront by re-recruiting Mugosa, the ‘Destroyed Sword Finisher’. It was a transfer market like a gift for Incheon fans.토토사이트
Currently, Incheon is in the bottom 9th place, but the recent flow is the best among all teams in the K-League. In particular, the performances of two foreign players, Jerso and Hernandez, who showed disappointing performances compared to expectations this season, stand out. In the match against Ulsan in the 22nd round, Hernandez succeeded in scoring 3 points with a dramatic goal by Hernandez in extra time in the second half. While Mugosa is expected to be sidelined due to a minor injury, Incheon, which has yet to win the ‘Gyeongin Derby’ this season, should expect the offensive power of Jerso and Hernandez to explode once again.