Jeonbuk Hyundai will host FC Seoul in the eighth round of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 1 at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Jeonbuk has had an eventful start to the season. After a sluggish start to the season with three draws and three losses, Jeonbuk barely picked up their first win against Gwangju FC (2-1).
In the process, head coach Dan Petrescu was sacked, leaving Park Won-jae as acting head coach while the team waits for a permanent replacement.
However, 카지노사이트 the previous match against Gwangju gave the team a much-needed first win, as ‘young blood’ Lee Jae-ik and Song Min-kyu scored their first goals of the season side by side.
With the winless streak behind them, Jeonbuk’s next opponent is Seoul.
Aside from their struggles this season, Jeonbuk has been exceptionally strong against Seoul.
Jeonbuk is unbeaten in its last 20 matches against Seoul (15 wins, 5 draws). Their last loss to Seoul was on July 2, 2017 (1-2).
With a relatively strong Seoul team coming off a win over Gwangju, Jeonbuk will need to go on a winning streak to quickly get back on track.
For now, Jeonbuk needs to find its balance. Both offense and defense have been below expectations in all seven games (8 goals scored, 11 goals conceded).
The quality of Jeonbuk’s squad is undeniably high. However, their poor start to the season was not the fault of the players, but rather a lack of balance.
In actual matches, it was clear that Jeonbuk under Petrescu didn’t have a good overall pressing scheme or buildup structure.
Thankfully, against Gwangju, 안전놀이터 Jeonbuk created a turning point. They had a lot of problems, but the win gave them the momentum to move forward.
It will be interesting to see if Jeonbuk can continue their momentum with a smile on their faces against Seoul, a team they have dominated with 15 wins and five draws in 20 games.