The upper and lower ranks are already being divided, so the chase between Bucheon and Busan, ranked 5th and 6th on the 'PO edge' is important
The upper and lower ranks are already being divided, so the chase between Bucheon and Busan, ranked 5th and 6th on the 'PO edge' is important
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"This year's K League 2 is a little different. I can see the top and bottom teams clearly divided."
This is what Incheon coach Yoon Jeong-hwan said. The team has just finished its first round of the match, with 30 points difference between the top-ranked Incheon (34 points) and the bottom-ranked Cheonan (4 points). Based on 13 matches, the gap is the largest ever, surpassing the 27-point gap between Gyeongnam FC (33 points), which was ranked first, and Daejeon FC (six points), which was ranked last in 2017. With Hwaseong FC (13 goals), Ansan FC (8 goals, 9 points or more), which is ranked 12th, and Cheonan FC (ranked 14th), the mid-ranked team is also losing strength compared to previous years. Unlike the trend over the past few years, when the team instantly rose to the top depending on the results of one match, the gap between the upper and middle-ranked teams is widening.
With E-Land ranking second with 27 points, Suwon (26 goals) and Jeonnam (19 goals, 25 points or more) shared the third and fourth places with multiple points. Bucheon (22 goals) and Busan (18 goals, 22 points or more) ranked fifth and sixth by one game. Considering that this is the playoff spot, there is some distance from the bottom. Seongnam ranks seventh with 18 points and Chungnam Asan ranks eighth with 15 points. Of course, there was only one Robin, but given the current performance and power difference, it is surprisingly likely that the playoff battle will be decided early. Therefore, it is necessary to watch the flow of fifth-ranked Bucheon and sixth-ranked Busan, which are not behind in the momentum in the 14th round of "Hana Bank K League 2 2025," which will be held this weekend.
They will also face challenges one after another in an away match. Bucheon will face Suwon at the Suwon World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on June 1. Bucheon and Suwon, which used to be very popular, ended up with a disappointing draw in the 13th round. Though they challenged their third consecutive win, Bucheon had a 2-2 draw with Chungnam Asan and Suwon had a 1-1 draw with Gimpo. Currently, Bucheon has no loss in four matches (three wins and two draws), and Suwon has no loss in 10 matches (six wins and four draws). It is a match of "chang-chang." Bucheon ranks fourth with the most goals with 22 goals, and Suwon ranks first with 26 goals. The match will likely be decided between Vasani-Montaño-Thiagingo, Suwon with Ilyukchenko-Seraphim-Paulino, and foreign trio. The two teams' all-time records were tight with one win, two draws and one loss. The two teams also tied the game 1-1 at their first showdown of the season held on April 12. 스포츠토토
Busan will meet E-Land at 4:30 p.m. on the 31st at Mokdong Sports Complex in Seoul. Busan, which won four consecutive games and suffered a crushing defeat against Suwon in the 12th round due to an early exit, changed the mood by tying 0-0 in Seongnam's away game. The team has thus stabilized defense, with three of the four games being "clean sheets," taking away massive lost points against Suwon. It has had four wins, two draws and one loss in its recent seven games.
E-Land defeated Hwaseong Fortress 1-0 in the 13th round and finished the first round with five undefeated matches. E-Land has been leading 2-0 in their showdowns on April 13, when they were aiming for the first three consecutive wins of the season, but allowed two goals at the last minute to tie the game 2-2. E-Land, which has yet to win three consecutive games under Kim Do-kyun, will challenge Busan to win three consecutive games. E-Land has never lost to Busan with two wins and two draws since Kim took the helm. For Busan, it will not be easy.