This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Viettel at Sân vận động Thống Nhất when the AFC Cup tournament arrives in town and Hougang United with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Hougang United have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-6-8 (win-draw-loss) from 19 matches.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hougang United, who are travelling more than 3100 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Viettel form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Viettel's two home games in the V-League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Sân vận động Thống Nhất.
Viettel are returning here after visiting Phnom Penh Crown in a AFC Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ha Noi T&T are coming to town in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Viettel at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Hougang United form and stats
Hougang's mission in AFC Cup last season failed in the group stage.Hougang United have only collected 2 points from their away games in the S. League, after 0-2-4 (6 played).
Two travels in a row for Hougang United, whose manager Teo could celebrate last time after the AFC Cup win against Young Elephant.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hougang United as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. There are big problems for the Hougang defense as they have conceded 19 goals in 6 away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Moritz 4 goals |  S. bin Suhaimi 3 goals | P. Gomes Bortoluzo 3 goals |
Viettel missing players
Hougang United missing players
| Viettel | Hougang United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 31 | 57 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 36% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viettel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Hougang United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Young Elephant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hai Phong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Viettel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Song Lam Nghe An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Binh Dinh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Nam Dinh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Sai Gon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Ha Noi T&T | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Home United | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata S | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 25 |
| 3 | Tanjong Pagar | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Hougang United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -18 | 13 |
| 7 | Geylang International | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 10 |
| 8 | Young Lions | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 4 |
