Daejeon have had the mindset that attack is the best form of defence so far this term. The Purples sit top for shots made and per 90 minutes, are second for shots on target and first for shots from inside the box. Jeonnam, meanwhile, have had the meanest defence in the division with just 22 goals conceded and just 0.79 per 90 minutes. Daejeon have had the edge over the last 10 meetings with four wins to Jeonnam's three and three draws. Overall, from 69 K League meetings, Jeonnam have been the victors on 28 occasions, Daejeon 21 with 20 draws.
Team of the Round
FC Anyang (vs. Gyeongnam FC, Sat. 11th Aug. 16:00 KST)
Even with the team's leading goalscorer Jonathan Moya away on
international duty, FC Anyang picked up a vital win last time out to keep pace with league leaders Gimcheon Sangmu. Last time out the Violets won 2-0 away to a resurgent Chungnam Asan side, despite the absence of Costa Rican international striker Moya. Jeong Jun-yeon and Mo Jae-hyeon were on the scoresheet for Lee Woo-hyung's men who remain second in the table and just one point behind Gimcheon Sangmu. The Violets have proved themselves to be an exciting and effective counter-attacking team this season, having the second-least amount of possession with 46.1% but having the second-best attack in the division with 38 goals scored. However, from the three previous meetings this term, Anyang have one won to Gyeongnam's two - a 2-1 win on the opening day.
Player of the Round
An Byong-jun (Busan IPark vs. Ansan Greeners, Sun. 12th Aug. 18:30 KST)
For the second season in a row, An Byong-jun looks set to end the campaign as the top scorer in K League 2. Last year An finished on 21 goals for the year for Suwon FC but with 17 already in the red of Busan IPark and still with eight games to go, the 31-year-old looks set to better his tally from 2020. It's of little surprise that An is the division's top scorer, though, as the North Korean international has dispatched the most shots with 84, the most per 90 minutes at 3.2, and is the most accurate with 47 of the 84 finding the target (1.8 per 90 minutes). Despite being known for scoring screamers from distance, most of An's shots have come from inside the area with 53 and 34 from outside. This weekend, An and his Busan IPark teammates take on Ansan Greeners. An scored a hat-trick when the Royals last made the trip to the Wa~ Stadium back in June, including a 90th minute winner following a real ding-dong battle which saw the Green Wolves level not once but twice.
Elsewhere in K League 2 Round 29
Elsewhere in K League 2 over the weekend, Bucheon FC 1995 host Seoul E-Land in something of a six-pointer in the battle to avoid 10th place. Bucheon in ninth are three points above Seoul but have scored two goals fewer. A win by two goals ore more would take the Leopards above the Reds and into ninth.
League leaders Gimcheon Sangmu are also in action with Kim Tae-wan's men at home this Monday night against fifth-place Chungnam Asan. With FC Anyang just a point behind Gimcheon, a win for the army side will be seen as a must in their push for automatic promotion. The Owls, meanwhile, sit nine points outside the playoffs but will at least want to end the campaign as the best of the rest.
K League 2 Round 29 Fixtures
Saturday 11th September 2021
#ANYvGYE: FC Anyang (2nd) vs Gyeongnam FC (6th) - 16:00
#BUCvSEFC: Bucheon FC 1995 (9th) vs Seoul E-Land (10th) - 18:30
Sunday 12th September 2021
#ANSvBUS: Ansan Greeners (8tht) vs Busan IPark (7th) - 18:30
Monday 13th September 2021
#GIMvCAFC: Gimcheon Sangmu (1st) vs Chungnam Asan (5th) - 19:30
#DHFCvJDFC: Daejeon Hana Citizen (3rd) vs Jeonnam Dragons (4th) - 19:30
Where to Watch
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