Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai, and Incheon United, which will be on the stage of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation Champions League finals, will play a thin ice match to advance to the round of 16 through the fifth round of the group stage from the 28th to the 29th. 스포츠토토사이트
If you look at the results until the 4th round of the ACL group stage this season, among the K-League teams, Pohang Steelers in Group J, who won four consecutive games, secured a ticket to the round of 16 early, while Ulsan in Group I 6 points, 2nd place, Jeonbuk in Group F 6 points, 2nd place, and Incheon in Group G 6 points, 3rd place are struggling.
In the fourth round, only Pohang won to confirm the round of 16, while Ulsan, Jeonbuk and Incheon all lost. In particular, Ulsan and Jeonbuk ranked second in the group with 2 wins and 2 losses, but they are in a precarious situation in which they are ahead in goal difference without a point difference from the third-place team. In this season’s AFC group stage, the top five East Asian groups Groups F to J will be first served in the round of 16, and three of the five teams in the second place in each group will take the round of 16.
For this reason, Ulsan, Jeonbuk and Incheon may now have to give up their dreams of advancing to the round of 16 as it will be difficult to secure the second place in the group if they lose even one game in the remaining two group games. Until the 4th round, Jeonbuk alone has matched the 16th round chin-up as the third ranking among the second-ranked teams in five groups.
This year’s K League 1 champion Ulsan will face the lowest-ranked BG Pathum United Thailand, 0 points at Pathum Thani Stadium in Thailand at 7 p.m. on the 28th in Korean time. In Group I, Kawasaki Frontale Japan, 12 points is leading, while Ulsan and Johor Darul Takzim Malaysia, 6 points are competing for the second place.
Ulsan is the same as Johor with one win and one loss 3-1, 1-2 losses in the opponent, but Ulsan is second with one more goal. As Johor will face Kangho Kawasaki, Ulsan will have to win the match against Fatoum to gain strength in maintaining the second place. Jeonbuk, the second-ranked team in Group F, will face the lowest-ranked kitsch Hong Kong, 1 point at 7 p.m. on the 29th in Korean time at Hong Kong Stadium.
Jeonbuk is also close with six points alongside third-place Ryan City Singapore. Jeonbuk, which recorded one win and one loss 3-0 win and 0-2 loss in the opponent’s game, is in second place, barely ahead of Ryan City in goal difference. If Jeonbuk loses even one game in the remaining two games, it will not be able to catch up with the leader Bangkok United 10 points and this away victory is essential.
Incheon, ranked third in Group G, will play its fifth group match against the leading Yokohama Marinos 9 points in Japan at Incheon Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 28th. Group G, which Incheon belongs to, is a competition. The gap between No. 1 Yokohama Marinos and No. 3 Incheon is three points.
Shandong Taishan 6 points in second place, led by coach Choi Kang-hee, has the same points as the lead, but is second behind the opponent. However, Incheon lost 2 games 0-2 and 1-3 to Shandong, so even if the points become the same as Shandong, it is in a disadvantageous situation that it will inevitably fall behind in the rankings. For Incheon, it is best to catch the remaining two games.