Can Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which is regaining its pride, beat Hyundai Capital and go on to win its first five consecutive wins of the season?
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, led by coach Kim Sang-woo, has recently emerged as a dark horse in the league with a scary rise. Although they are at the bottom of the league with 27 points (9 wins and 18 losses), they have been reborn as a team that no team can easily see by running 4 consecutive wins.
It won two consecutive wins against Woori Card, and defeated Korean Air and OK Financial Group in turn. This is a recent momentum that cannot be seen as a team that fell into a 6-game losing streak before winning 4 games in a row.
Ahmed Iqbairi (registered name Ikbairi) and Kim Jeong-ho are demonstrating their power. Kim Jeong-ho ranks first with 68.85% attack success rate in the 5th round, and Ikbairi ranks third with 55.96%. Even for the entire season, Kim Jeong-ho is 4th with 53.85%, and Ikbairi is also close to 50% with 49.62%. Since the two cannons do it when they need to attack, the chances of the team winning are also increased.
In the center, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance’s hit product this season, middle blocker Kim Jun-woo, plays a role. Kim Jun-woo has played 26 games this season and is recording 147 points, a 53.79% fast break success rate, and 0.543 blocks per set. He ranks 6th in blocking and 8th in fast break. Director Kim Sang-woo even showed his belief, saying, “Now, the one seat in the center is Kim Jun-woo.” He is being discussed as a strong candidate for the Rookie of the Year along with Hyundai Capital setter Lee Hyeon-seung.
Isn’t volleyball a setter game? The stability of Lee Ho-gun, who overcame the sluggishness of last season and was reborn as the main setter, cannot be overlooked. Hogan Lee, who was the rookie of the year in the 2017-18 season, only made 17 appearances, the fewest since his debut last season. Lee Ho-gun, who came over through trade ahead of this season, is recording an average of 7.242 sets per set. He is showing a definite change from the beginning of the season, showing good chemistry with the strikers.
The dedication of libero Lee Sang-wook, who is running at the top of the dig-defense, is difficult to talk about.
Now, on the 15th, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will play a V-Classic match against rival Hyundai Capital at their home in Daejeon. The only team that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance did not win this season is Hyundai Capital. It is 5 consecutive losses in recent confrontations, including all losses this season.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has not been able to gain a competitive advantage over Hyundai Capital. 2015-16 season 5 wins 1 loss, 2016-17 season 4 wins 2 losses, 2017-18 season 3 wins 3 losses, 2018-19 season 4 wins 2 losses, 2019-20 season 3 wins 2 losses, 2020-21 season 5 With 1 win and 1 loss, 4 wins and 2 losses in the 2021-22 season and 4 wins in the 2022-23 season, Hyundai Capital has the upper hand. After the 2016-17 season, when the V-Classic match was attached, they never took the lead in the opponent’s record. 메이저놀이터
If Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance wins on this day, they will be able to continue their dream of miraculous spring volleyball while winning against all teams this season. If you get the maximum of 3 points, you will step on the 30 point notice. If so, the difference between 3rd place Woori Card (41 points, 14 wins and 14 losses) and 4th place KEPCO (41 points, 13 wins and 15 losses) will be reduced to 11 points. Of course, it is not easy to close the gap, but at the current pace, it is worth betting hope.
Samsung Fire has not won 5 consecutive wins in the league since the 2017-18 season. At the time of the 2017-18 season, I remember that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance ran 11 consecutive wins. Since then, the 2018-19 season and the four consecutive wins recorded this season are all.
The rebellion of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is scary. Will Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance be able to win its first five games in a row by defeating its rivals?