🔥 Match of the Weekend

Suwon FC vs Seoul E-land

📍 Stadium: Castle Park
🕒 Kick-off: Saturday, July 18th. 19:30

It’s 5th v 6th, 2 free scoring sides (2.1 GPG v 1.8 GPG), both level on points (29). It is one of those games that will be looked back on at the close of the season as the winner will claim both advantages in points and a boost in goals scored. Of course, that also has cagey 0-0 written all over it, but both of these sides like to win by scoring the most goals, and this a recipe for an open high scoring game. Frizzo (Suwon, 9 goals, 6 assists), and Bak Jae-yong (Seoul, 6 goals 2 assists), are 2 of the highest goal contributors in the league, expect both to have an impact on this game in the race for the golden boot.

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🕵️ Hidden Story

📖 Do Blue Wings have the firepower for promotion?

While the Blue Wings have scored more than any of the bottom 10 sides, they pale in comparison to the sides at the top. With just 1.4 GPG, compared to 1st place Busan (2.2), and 7th place Asan (1.5). While having the meanest defence in the league, with under 0.9 goals conceded, and they have managed to 5 1-0 wins in 16 matches, but with goals scored deciding teams that are level, lack of scoring could play a decisive part in Suwon’s season. The chart below ranks teams by total number of goals, and Suwon’s tight defence is outmatched when it comes to the sheer number of goals being scored by other teams in the Top 7. Defensive lapses, like that of last weekend against Ansan show that a draw or defeat are always possibilities with such fine margins, and a lack of goals could cost the Blue Wings come the season’s end.

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👀 Player to Watch

Son Jun-ho [Asan]

⭐ Position: Defensive Midfield
📊 Recent Form: 15 matches, 1 goal, 4 assists

Jun-ho has been the key cog in Asan’s unexpected rise up the table. Perhaps going missing on many K2 watchers radar, the former K1 champion (Jeonbuk) has 5 goal contributions for Asan this season. More significantly are his accurate long balls, with just under 6 per game. This sets him out as a key creative force for Asan, and one capable of switching play quickly and putting the owls on the front foot. He faces a fairly straightforward test at Jeonnam on Saturday, and should Asan get the three points, and push into the promotion spots, it is likely that Son will be at the heart of it.

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📈 Current Standings

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📅 Fixtures in Full

Saturday July 18th

🏟️ Gimpo vs. Daegu
🕒 19:30
🎯 Gimpo 0-2 Daegu

🏟️ Jeonnam vs. Asan
🕒 19:30
🎯 Jeonnam 1-2 Asan

🏟️ Seongnam vs. Busan
🕒 19:30
🎯 Seongnam 1-2 Busan

🏟️ Suwon FC vs. Seoul E-land
🕒 19:30
🎯 Suwon 3-2 Seoul E-land

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Sunday

🏟️ Cheongju vs. Cheonan
🕒 19:30
🎯 Cheongju 1-1 Cheonan

🏟️ Gyeongnam vs. Ansan
🕒 19:30
🎯 Gyeongnam 2-1 Ansan

🏟️ Suwon Blue Wings vs. Paju Frontier
🕒 19:30
🎯 Suwon 2-1 Paju

🏟️ Yongin vs. Hwaseong
🕒 19:30
🎯 Yeongin 1-1 Hwaseong