Here’s your Group A Round 18 Recap – League III
🔝 Top of the Table Shakeup
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CND) remain firmly at the top with 37 points, continuing their excellent form despite a slight wobble in recent away fixtures. They still hold the best defensive record with only 23 goals conceded.
Deportivo Garcilaso (PER) trail closely with 34 points, keeping the pressure on after another strong showing. Their goal differential of +10 shows consistency, but they’ll need sharper finishing to catch Vancouver.
Excelsior Rotterdam (NEATH) also sit at 34 points, tied with Garcilaso but slightly behind on goal difference. Their home record continues to be a major strength.
🚨 Big Movers & Key Highlights
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PFC CSKA Moscow (RUS) rocket up 7 positions, now at 9th place with 24 points after finding form both home and away.
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Toronto FC (CND) drop 1 place despite sitting at 10th, showing struggles in away games with 41 goals conceded overall—the defense must tighten.
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ASCE La Linguère (SEN) jump 1 place, sitting 8th and continuing to quietly build momentum.
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (CHN) remain bottom with a staggering -71 goal difference and 0 points, losing all 18 games—statistically the weakest campaign so far.
🏟️ Home vs Away Strengths
| Team | Note |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Nearly unbeatable at home – 20 pts from 9 games. |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | Balanced squad with away resilience – 15 away goals scored. |
| Pirata FC | Strong attackers with 47 goals scored, the highest in the league. |
| Chaco Petrolero | Good home presence but defense struggles away (-3 GD away). |
| Shandong Luneng & Guangzhou | Both in crisis – leaking goals heavily, no defensive structure. |
📉 Relegation Watch
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Guangzhou Evergrande (20th) – 0 pts, -71 GD, completely collapsed.
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Shandong Luneng (19th) – 16 pts, but looking shaky with 80 goals conceded, the worst defense statistically.
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FC Akron Tolyatti (18th) – 17 pts, just outside danger but form is concerning with 3 straight losses.
⭐ Standout Teams of the Round
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CSKA Moscow – Biggest league climbers.
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Pirata FC – Attackers on fire, now 32 points, hunting the top three.
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Excelsior Rotterdam – Consistency kings at home with only 8 goals conceded there.
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