Delightful dogfight as daring Hoang Anh Gia Lai duel with determined Hai Phong

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Competition: Vietnam V-League
Competition: Fri 19.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sân vận động Plei Cu (13000 seats)

Sit down for a show! Today's leading antagonists are Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Hai Phong, 3 points is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Hoang Anh Gia Lai have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in V-League
  • Hai Phong have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in V-League

These teams have little in common geographically as Hai Phong have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Hoang Anh Gia Lai form and stats

Hoang Anh Gia Lai have played 5 V-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Hoang are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ha Noi (1-2). Until that defeat this club had gone seven consecutive league meetings without a loss.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Sai Gon and winning 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hoang have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Hoang Anh Gia Lai are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sân vận động Plei Cu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.

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Hai Phong form and stats

As the visiting team in V-League matches, Hai Phong have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Hai Phong's last three away games as they have all been lost.

The followers enjoyed Phong's previous match versus Da Nang (placed 7th), a 1-0 win played at home.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ho Chi Minh City wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Hai Phong have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats.

Observe that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hai Phong have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hoang three wins, four draws and Hai Phong three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hai PhongR. Gordon
R. Gordon
9 goals
Hoang Anh Gia LaiC. Nguyễn
C. Nguyễn
4 goals
Hoang Anh Gia LaiW. Brandão dos Santos
W. Brandão dos Santos
3 goals

Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players

Hai Phong missing players

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hai Phong
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 5 11
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 5
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 4
12 7 0 Scored S 1 5 16
8 3 0 Conceded C 5 9 15
82% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 82%
27% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 73%
9% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 73%
55% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 18%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 9%
 
4.3 3.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 5.3
3.5 2.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 3.2 2.8
1.3 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
6.7 7.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.4 8.5
2.9 2.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.3
38% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 38% 44%
 
4.5 3.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 6.2 7.5
2 1.4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3 3.3
Key stats in V-League this season:
  • Hai Phong have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hai Phong have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in V-League
  • Hai Phong have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hai Phong haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hoang Anh Gia Lai have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Hoang Anh Gia Lai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hoang Anh Gia Lai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Hoang Anh Gia Lai have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) 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 11 8 2 1 16 8 6 5 1 0 10 4 5 3 1 1 6 4 8 26
2 Song Lam Nghe An 11 6 2 3 14 8 6 4 1 1 9 2 5 2 1 2 5 6 6 20
3 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 11 5 4 2 12 8 5 3 2 0 7 3 6 2 2 2 5 5 4 19
4 Hai Phong 11 5 2 4 16 15 6 4 1 1 11 6 5 1 1 3 5 9 1 17
5 Binh Dinh 11 5 2 4 15 15 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 4 1 1 12 9 0 17
6 Viettel 11 5 1 5 11 8 5 2 0 3 3 3 6 3 1 2 8 5 3 16
7 Da Nang 12 4 4 4 12 14 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 1 2 3 5 9 -2 16
8 FLC Thanh Hoa 11 4 3 4 12 7 6 4 1 1 11 2 5 0 2 3 1 5 5 15
9 Binh Duong 11 4 3 4 14 15 5 1 2 2 8 9 6 3 1 2 6 6 -1 15
10 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 11 3 2 6 12 16 5 1 0 4 8 11 6 2 2 2 4 5 -4 11
11 Nam Dinh 11 2 4 5 9 12 6 2 2 2 4 4 5 0 2 3 5 8 -3 10
12 Ho Chi Minh City 11 2 3 6 7 13 6 2 1 3 6 8 5 0 2 3 1 5 -6 9
13 Sai Gon 11 1 4 6 13 24 5 0 4 1 6 7 6 1 0 5 7 17 -11 7