Boasting a 6 point advantage in the league standings, Binh Duong followers want to see their side earn full points from this fixture against Ho Chi Minh City.
- Binh Duong have the most matches over the total-line (10) in V-League
- Ho Chi Minh City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in V-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Binh Duong form and stats
2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the V-League numbers at home for Binh Duong so far this season.
Duong enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Da Nang's place. The match ended 4-0 with Gomes, Soares and Nguyễn (2) scoring. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Binh Duong played a great game against Da Nang and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-5 away at Ha Noi.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Binh Duong have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league matches from this club have had goals from both teams.
The manager Lư will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hai Phong in only four days.
Duong has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Binh Duong defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
Ho Chi Minh City have only collected 9 points from their away games in the V-League, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Minh, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Hoang Anh Gia Lai (placed 7th) last time out. That win felt nice as this club had gone four league games without victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Thành when Bygrave scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Sai Gon.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ho Chi Minh City playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 5 Ho Chi Minh City wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Minh, the V-League home match versus Ha Noi. Busy days.
As opposed to that, Ho Chi Minh City have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played previously this season: Ho Chi Minh City - Binh Duong 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Binh Duong wins - draws - Ho Chi Minh City wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Nguyễn 8 goals | W. Adão Gomes 4 goals | E. Teofilo Soares 3 goals |
Binh Duong missing players
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
| Binh Duong | Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.2 | 7.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 53% | 52% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 28% |
| 7.3 | 7 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Binh Duong have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Binh Duong have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Binh Duong have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in V-League
- Binh Duong have the most matches over the total-line (10) in V-League
- Binh Duong haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ho Chi Minh City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ho Chi Minh City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in V-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ha Noi | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Hai Phong | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Viettel | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Binh Dinh | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Binh Duong | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Nam Dinh | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Ha Noi T&T | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh City | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
