At the top of the table, Prison FC edges out Winonans by 2 points to hold on to their 1st placing coming into Matchweek 6. Gentleman is a major dark horse in the race for the AHL S2 League Champions title, straying off the top by 4 points.
With the 9-point gap between the 4th and 5th placing in the current standings, Matzookas FC only need one more win to guarantee their placement in the Division 1 Playoffs. Critical will need Matzookas FC to lose the remaining 4 games, including Critical vs Matzookas FC (in Matchweek 7) to displace @matsui's team from the Division 1 Playoffs.
Meanwhile, Critical is guaranteed a spot in the Division 2 Playoffs, but there is a real contention for the 2nd spot in the playoffs between BadBoy, United Killer and Joseon. Badboy only has a one-point lead against United Killer and Joseon, who has 3 points each, all 3 having 4 games left to play, a total of 12 points to contend for.
@Mevius currently leads the race for the Golden Boot. Prison FC's @Promise, @yoyoyoyo and @PurringWizard dominates the leaderboard for the Golden Xavi award (top playmaker) and @KC edges out @Wanonnnnn in the race for the Golden Glove by 2 clean sheets.
Matchweek 6 Matches:
United Killer vs Gentleman
Having buffed their team over the mid-season draft and transfer window with new additions such as @Rice and @swoozy, United Killer has a real chance to pull off an upset against 3rd-placed Gentleman. A draw or a win would be vital for United Killer in the race for the Division 2 Playoffs spot, but based on the previous fixture between these two teams which saw Gentleman breeze past United Killer 7-1, the Thai team is expected to put this game to bed and put the pressure on Winonans and Prison FC at the top of the table.
Matzookas FC vs Winonans
The result of this match is likely to impact Winonans more than Matzookas FC, as a draw or a loss for Winonans is likely to bring the title straight to Prison FC. @Mevius will look to tighten his grasp on the Golden Boot in this game while @KC will look to prevent that from happening to gain an advantage in the Golden Glove race.
BadBoy vs United Killer
An important game for both teams to claim a Division 2 Playoffs spot. BadBoy's newest recruitments @Joy and @Paul are the players to watch from United Killer's point of view. @Paul found his first goal 1 minute into his league debut for BadBoy against Prison FC. On the other hand, United Killer boasts a number of experienced players such as @chad, @swoozy, @saiborg and the captain himself, @Donald Trump. United Killer would find it comforting that they are playing against the team with the least number of goals scored in the league (7 goals in the past 10 games), as compared to their 13 goals in the last 10 games.
Prison FC vs Matzookas FC
The previous meeting between these two teams was a resounding 6-1 victory for Prison FC, with @hobbbbb bagging 4 goals during the encounter. However, @yoyoyoyo, captain of Prison FC, now faces a dilemma. @hobbbbb, the part time player, has 36 minutes and 30 seconds left in his contract due to the availability clause (Players with Unsure and Bad availability will have an appearance limit of 50% of the team's total game time). Prison FC would definitely need the team's current top scorer for Week 7's games against Winonans and Gentleman. So how will Prison FC manage @hobbbbb's game time in this match? On the other hand, @matsui's team is likely to come up with a different strategy and approach against Prison FC to avoid taking a second loss against them, but in what form will this change take?
Critical vs BadBoy
A must-win for the BadBoys to clinch the Division 2 playoffs spot. On the flip side, this match could start an unlikely comeback for Critical to steal the 4th place from the Matzookas. Critical's captain, @Wanonnnnn is currently 2nd on the leaderboard for the Golden Glove. The last meeting between these two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.
Winonans vs Gentleman
No need to emphasize the importance of the battle between the 2nd- and 3rd-placed team. Prison FC would be hoping for a draw or a loss for the Winonans to minimize the distance between these two teams from the top of the table. The last meeting between these two teams went in Winonans's favor thanks to a 2-1 victory.
Joseon vs Critical
After a series of reshuffling of free agents by Joseon's Captain @Ryeonroo02, @tic and @kyleee made their debut in Matchweek 5 and made an instant impact for Joseon. In both players' debut Matchweek, @tic has 1 goal and 2 assists while @kyleee has 2 goals. While Joseon has had a poor record this season so far and @Maxie has run out of time due to the availability clause, Joseon's series of signing throws in a dangerous wild card for the contenders for Division 2 playoffs.
Prison FC vs Joseon
Prison FC will be expected to conserve @hobbbbb's game time in this game, having beat them 10-2 earlier in the season. However, Joseon now has a refurbished team, and if they could get experienced players like @I_U and @dayoroong to turn up, the game could be anybody's to take.
