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The unbeaten top of league Daejeon Citizens will make the trip to Changwon Football Center to play against Gyeongnam FC which is looking to bounce back from last game away defeat against Suwon FC.

Gyeongnam FC saw this season unbeaten streak come to an end after a disastrous performance last game, their mistakes allowed Suwon to took a 3-0 lead that was shorten by Gyeongnam FC with one goal, but got their first defeat back in K League 2, with Uros Deric an unused subtitute. Considering they played three consecutive away fixtures, having collected four of nine points is bad considering last game was mostly lost by them, that defense needs more concentration. In a shorten season every point might prove to be crucial for their aspirations to return to K League. In the positive aspect Hwang Il-su scored his second goal, but if their defense continues to allow goals, it might be hard to be on promotion spots.

Coming back home might be what the team needs to bounce back, yet currently has eight games without a victory there. Yet considering K League 2 fixtures, they have nine games unbeaten, yet most of those games are from 2017, and only one from this season, the scoreless home opener against defensive Jeonnam Dragons. Jang Hyuk-jin comes back from suspension and Uros Deric might be back on the starting lineup, with Ha Sung-min and Park Chang-jun still sidelined.

Daejeon Citizens has three wins and one draw, a positive start that have them top of the league unbeaten, an considering last season they almost ended in the last position, the change is remarkable. Key to this performance is newcomer to K League 2, Brazilian Andre Luis, which has score in every game he has played, with five goals in four games, an immediate impact.

Daejeon Citizens positive trend comes from the end of last season, which they ended with one defeat in the last 12 games, yet only winning four games, with a high eight draws in that streak. In away games, they have an 8 away games without losing streak, four draws and four wins, with their two away games this season being victories.

Last game between them was back in 2017, with the previous five games between them at this venue ended with two draws and the last three games wins for Gyeongnam FC, with both teams scoring at least a goal in those five games. Therefore Gyeongnam FC is the slight favorite due to the previous encounters, yet Daejeon Citizens arrived in great form, with Andres Luis on fire and looking to keep in the first position for his team. A contested clash for sure, an one in which the best option is both teams to score, Gyeongnam FC has goal and a woeful defense, meanwhile Daejeon Citizens is scoring goals with ease, therefore at least one goal from each team should appear here.

30/05/2020 07:37, read 1250 times