Lion City and Adelaide meet again after a first game shaped by midfield recoveries, wide outlets and dangerous second contacts from corners. Adelaide kept the ball, yet Lion City found more ways into the box. Kuching and Gangwon have a different version of the same contest: the first pass under pressure and who reaches the loose ball next. Gangwon made the cleaner early chances in their first meeting, while Kuching have shown more box access at home.
For Lion City, Haag's delivery and Phaëton's runs give Jackson more than one route through Adelaide's shape. Gomes finished a corner follow-up in the first meeting, and Phaëton later released Thy on the break. Adelaide can progress through Kitto, Muñiz and Anselmo, but Goodwin, who supplied a saved Burkitt chance in that meeting, is unavailable for this trip. Adelaide's other listed absences were already in place then. I expect Lion City's midfield recovery and repeat deliveries to create the decisive opening, so I'm siding with Lion City to win.
Gangwon's Kang-to-Choi connection produced the first meeting's goal, and their press can again push Kuching deep. Yet their attacking changes did not turn the other shots into another goal, while Okwuosa forced a save with a header. At home, Shitembi's box entries and Saifullah's second-ball work give Kuching a route back upfield. The five Kuching players named unavailable were also absent from the first meeting, and Safawi and João appeared as substitutes there. I'm siding with Kuching City to keep the match close.
