It's early days in the V-League and both Ho Chi Minh City and Sai Gon are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
Ho Chi Minh City have only played one V-League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 13 matches.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Minh, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 208 minutes in the V-League.
Ho Chi Minh City travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hai Phong that ended 0-0. Before that, Minh drew at home versus Da Nang (after extra-time, 3-2 on penalties).
Early season league goal statistics from Ho Chi Minh City's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.
Sai Gon form and stats
Only one away game in the V-League so far for Sai Gon and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 8 losses from 13 travels.
Sai's last game was the home draw against Binh Duong (0-0). A 1-2 defeat away at Ba Ria Vung Tau before that.
It's early days yet, but Sai Gon has scored 4 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: five - two - one (Minh wins - draws - Sai Gon wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Alves Vieira dos Reis 10 goals | Q. Lê 6 goals |
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
Sai Gon missing players
| Ho Chi Minh City | Sai Gon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 4.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 80% | 31% |
- Ho Chi Minh City has the most points from losing position (3)
- Sai Gon has the most scored goals (4) away
- Sai Gon has the the best goal difference (+3) away
| Ho Chi Minh City | Last season | Sai Gon | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 26 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 81% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 77% | ||
| 54% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 65% | ||
| 23% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 46% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 15% | ||
| 62% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 62% | ||
| 23% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 23% | ||
| 23% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 23% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 265 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 290 | ||
| 100 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 115 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Viettel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Sai Gon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Hai Phong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Binh Duong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Than Quang Ninh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ha Noi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Nam Dinh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Quang Nam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ha Noi T&T | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Da Nang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 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 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 48 |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Binh Duong | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Sai Gon | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 36 |
| 6 | Viettel | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 36 |
| 7 | Song Lam Nghe An | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -1 | 35 |
| 9 | Quang Nam | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Nam Dinh | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | Hai Phong | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 26 |
| 14 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 25 |