Only a few games have been played in the V-League so far, with Ho Chi Minh City placed 1st and Viettel sitting in the 10th position.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
Perfect season at home so far for Ho Chi Minh City, as mentioned below. 2 wins from 2 appearances. Ho Chi Minh City has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.A good away victory last time out for Ho Chi Minh City, who won 3-2 against Binh Duong. Before that, Ho Chi Minh City played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Sai Gon.
Early season goal statistics from Ho Chi Minh City's 2 home games: 3 goals, 0 conceded.
Viettel form and stats
No points yet away for Viettel, from their first 2 matches. Viettel has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.Viettel won their last game, 1-0 versus Nam Dinh played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Binh Duong before that.
Viettel has the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.
Head 2 Head
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
Viettel missing players
| Ho Chi Minh City | Viettel | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | Played | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | Scored | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | Conceded | 4 | 7 |
| 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | Both teams to score | 50% | 40% |
| 60% | 100% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 40% |
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3 |
| 7.4 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 1 |
| 1.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Ha Noi | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Hai Phong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Song Lam Nghe An | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Sai Gon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Than Quang Ninh | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Da Nang | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Viettel | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Quang Nam | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
