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The 2025 Hana Financial institution Okay League 1 season reaches the ultimate day, and it is one that also has the relegation battle to conclude, the race for the runner-up spot, AFC Champions League qualification, in addition to who will end as high scorer and high help maker. Last B video games kick off at 2 PM KST on Sunday thirtieth November, with Last A video games kicking off at 4:30 PM.

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Race for Runners-up

Gimcheon Sangmu (third) vs. Daejeon Hana Citizen (2nd)

Daejeon Hana Citizen have their Okay League 1 runner-up future in their very own fingers, needing solely to attract on the ultimate day. As luck would have it, or the Okay League fixture generator maybe, Citizen meet their essential rivals for second in Spherical 38. Gimcheon, regardless of dropping all the gamers they started the season with, have executed effectively to select up a few necessary wins in Last A – a 3-2 win over champions Jeonbuk and a 3-1 victory over FC Seoul. It means they’re only a level behind Daejeon.

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The Purples started Last A with back-to-back wins however are with out a win in two heading into the ultimate day. A 3-1 loss to Jeonbuk in Spherical 36 was adopted by a tame 1-1 draw at house to Gangwon. Daejeon have had the higher hand on this fixture of late, incomes two wins and a draw this season. The final assembly in Gimcheon led to a 2-0 Daejeon win.

The 2 groups are the second and third high scorers within the division, with the military facet firing in 59 instances and Daejeon 55. Gimcheon have scored seven of their final 5 matches however have not stored a clear sheet throughout that point, regardless of rating third within the division for clear sheets general with 12; Daejeon have managed 10 objectives of their final 5 and have managed simply two clear sheets of their final 18 matches. Curiously, the Purples have stored 4 clear sheets on the highway this season, and two of these got here towards Gimcheon.

Second place would sign a document end in Okay League 1 for Gimcheon, whereas Daejeon are set to document their best-ever end to a season regardless, second would safe a spot within the league part of the AFC Champions League Elite and first qualification for continental qualification since 2001, and by way of league positioning for the primary time.

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Relegation Battle

Suwon FC (tenth) vs. Gwangju (seventh)

Gwangju FC are secure, however. The Fortress Park membership, although, nonetheless have the possibility to maneuver out of the underside three and into full security with a win on Sunday at house to the Griffins. Final weekend’s 1-0 away win over FC Anyang, coupled with Ulsan HD dropping 2-0 away to Gwangju, meant that the hole with the Horangi in ninth is down to simply two factors. Suwon’s superior objectives scored whole of 51 in comparison with Ulsan’s 42 additionally implies that a Suwon win and a Ulsan draw would see the previous secure.

Suwon’s win over Anyang ended a run of 5 with out one and will simply function the arrogance increase Kim Eun-jung’s males wanted. Gwangju’s league marketing campaign is nearly as good as over, with consideration turning to the Korea Cup Last towards Jeonbuk on December sixth. With a lot at stake for Lee Jung-hyo and his Gwangju facet, consideration will probably be on what kind of lineup he fields on the ultimate day.

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For Suwon, Fortress Park is a fortress with seven of their 11 wins this season coming at house, and simply six of their 11 losses have come on their very own patch. Conferences in Suwon this season, although, have been blended with Gwangju profitable 4-2 in September and Suwon profitable 2-1 in July.

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fifth and sixth

FC Seoul 49 factors, Gangwon FC 49 factors

Fifth placecould be sufficient for a spot within the AFC Champions League Two on account of military facet Gimcheon Sangmu at present sitting within the high 4. Nevertheless, this might rely upon whether or not Jeonbuk win the Korea Cup. Fifth, then, is one thing price combating for. FC Seoul and Gangwon are each locked on 49 factors, however Seoul’s 49 objectives scored whole in comparison with Gangwon’s 36 locations them within the driving seat. The capital membership, although, are away to champions Jeonbuk on the ultimate day, whereas Gangwon are away to a Pohang facet that is already sealed fourth place.

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seventh and eighth

Gwangju FC 51 factors vs. FC Anyang 48 factors, however with extra objectives scored

It’ll matter little or no within the grand scheme of issues, however each Gwangju FC and FC Anyang will wish to finish the season because the ‘kings of Last B.’ For Gwangju, it might characterize a two-place enchancment on final season, having completed ninth in 2024. For Anyang, ending effectively away from the underside three and has the perfect crew in Last B, a backside half that has closely backed golf equipment in Ulsan HD and Jeju SK, would characterize an excellent first season in Okay League 1. Each groups face sides at present combating tooth and nail to remain within the division. Gwangju are away to Suwon FC whereas Anyang are heading to Daegu.

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Golden Boot

Pablo Sabbag, Jeon Jin-woo, Lee Ho-jae, Bruno Mota

Pablo Sabbag is on 17 objectives for the season, two away from Jeon Jin-woo and Lee Ho-jae, and three away from Mota. It might imply that Jeon and Lee should rating hat-tricks to grow to be the golden boot winner this season, whereas Mota would want to do much more.

Sabbag is only one aim shy of matching Suwon’s document aim scorer in a single top-flight season, Lars Veldwijk, who obtained 18 in 2021, 15 pre-split, and three post-split in Last A. The Syrian worldwide has scored simply as soon as from three appearances towards Gwangju this season (mixed xG 1.23, mixed xGOT 1.18). Knowledge evaluation offers Sabbag a 32% likelihood of scoring in Spherical 38.

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Lee Ho-jae has a mixed xG of 0.79 and a mixed xGOT of 1.36 towards Pohang’s Spherical 38 opponent Gangwon, having scored two in two towards them. Knowledge evaluation has given the 25-year-old a 49% likelihood of scoring.

Jeon Jin-woo hasn’t scored towards Jeonbuk’s Spherical 38 opponents FC Seoul this season, however earned a mixed xG of 1.06 and a mixed xGOT 0.62 in two appearances. The winger has a 26.7% likelihood of scoring towards the capital membership.

Bruno Mota has two objectives from three appearances towards Daegu this season, for a mixed xG of 1.16 and a mixed xGOT of 0.59. He has a 17.9% likelihood of scoring towards the Sky Blues, primarily all the way down to the low xGOT worth.

High Help Maker

Lee Dong-gyeong (12) vs. Cesinha (12)

Realistically, the highest help maker award is all the way down to Lee Dong-gyeong of Ulsan and Cesinha of Daegu, each on 12. Nevertheless, each have missed the final couple of video games by damage, and though Lee is alleged to be in competition for Ulsan’s Spherical 38 conflict with Jeju, Cesinha stays touch-and-go. This explicit race could already be sewn up, and one which ends in a draw.

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Lee has confronted Jeju twice this season, scoring one and aiding one whereas within the colors of Gimcheon. Cesinha has confronted Anyang twice however was unable to register a aim or an help in both sport. Wanting on the variety of possibilities the gamers created and their anticipated assists worth (xA), it might seem that Lee Dong-gyeong has a greater likelihood of ending as Okay League 1’s high help maker.

Lee Dong-gyeong

Cesinha

Complete possibilities created vs. Anyang: 5 (0, 5)

xA vs. Anyang: 0.89 (0.13, 0.76)