National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Viettel or Binh Dinh that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Binh Dinh, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Viettel nor Binh Dinh as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Viettel form and stats
Last season, Viettel's Vietnamese Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.The Viettel supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy: A 0-3 defeat against Cong An Nhan Dan. The game against Cong An Nhan Dan was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
Before that match, a V-League win away at FLC Thanh Hoa.Binh Dinh form and stats
They also participated in Vietnamese Cup last season. This ended in the final.Home advantage was not enough for Binh Dinh in their previous game as they lost hosting Nam Dinh, 1-2.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ha Noi T&T in the V-League.Just as the home team, Binh Dinh have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Binh Dinh wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Viettel have won or drawn the last 6 matches (3-3-0) against Binh Dinh.Top Goalscorers
  R. Bezerra Fernandes 14 goals |   Đ. Nguyễn 6 goals |  H. Nguyễn 4 goals |
Viettel missing players
Binh Dinh missing players
| Viettel | Binh Dinh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 31 | Scored | S | 8 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Conceded | C | 21 | 32 | ||
| 72% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
