Game week two of the V-League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Ho Chi Minh City - Hong Linh Ha Tinh preview:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Hong Linh Ha Tinh, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
The fans are hoping that Minh will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the V-League game against Da Nang (placed 4th). Before that, Minh drew at home versus Binh Duong.
Last season, Ho Chi Minh City's league statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the V-League. Over these 13 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 17. Playing at home last season Ho Chi Minh City managed 3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 9 conceded.
Hong Linh Ha Tinh form and stats
Home advantage was not enough for Hong in their previous game, as they lost their V-League-match, hosting Than Quang Ninh, 1-2. A 0-3 defeat away at Hoang Anh Gia Lai before that.
Hong were so close to getting something from the game against Than Quang Ninh, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
Let's have a look at how Hong Linh Ha Tinh performed last season in the V-League 2: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 14 and conceded 12 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 8/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Minh-Hong Linh Ha Tinh H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Ho Chi Minh City two wins, Hong Linh Ha Tinh two wins, zero draws. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Ho Chi Minh City missing players
Hong Linh Ha Tinh missing players
| Ho Chi Minh City | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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% | 0% |
| 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% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Last season | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 70% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 70% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 30% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | ||
| 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 15% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 30% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nam Dinh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Than Quang Ninh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Binh Duong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Da Nang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Hai Phong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sai Gon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Binh Dinh | 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 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Ho Chi Minh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Viettel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ha Noi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Viettel | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Sai Gon | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Than Quang Ninh | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 23 |
| 8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 20 |