It's only the second fixture in the V-League for these participants. And fresh bodies and minds here at Sân vận động Thống Nhất as Ho Chi Minh City host Hai Phong. Read this preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Hai Phong have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the V-League.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
In the previous season, Ho Chi Minh City's league stats were 6 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, ending with 9th spot in the V-League. In these 24 matches they scored {23 goals} and gave away 34. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season Ho Chi Minh City delivered 3-3-6 (win-draw-lost) with {11 goals} and 19 conceded.
The club members are hoping that Ho Chi Minh City will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Nam Dinh (placed 3rd). Heartbreak for Minh in their last match as Nam Dinh's Hêndrio scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Viettel.Hai Phong form and stats
Let's have a look at how Hai Phong performed last season in the V-League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded {26 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 13/11 goals scored/conceded.
Hai Phong played 2-2 against Binh Duong in their previous match. The match against Binh Duong looked like a defeat for Hai Phong, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Mpande equalized in the 90th minute.
A defeat, in the Super Cup away at Ha Noi, earlier.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hai Phong manager Chu as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Song Lam Nghe An.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Minh four wins, two draws and Hai Phong four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Mpande 1 goals | C. Fernández Herrera 1 goals |
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
Hai Phong missing players
| Ho Chi Minh City | Hai Phong | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Last season | Hai Phong | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 54% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 25% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 50% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 67% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | ||
| 42% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 52% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cong An Nhan Dan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Nam Dinh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hai Phong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Binh Duong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Da Nang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Ha Noi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Song Lam Nghe An | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Viettel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ha Noi T&T | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Binh Dinh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | Hai Phong | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Binh Dinh | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Viettel | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Binh Duong | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 25 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 11 | Ha Noi T&T | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 22 |
