The home supporters anticipate a win and three points in this match, and the home advantage should be put to good use against a stumbling visitor. Hoang Anh Gia Lai are in 5th place while the guesting Ho Chi Minh City sweat at 13th.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in V-League
- Ho Chi Minh City have the fewest scored goals (13) in V-League
This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!
Hoang Anh Gia Lai form and stats
3-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the V-League numbers at home for Hoang Anh Gia Lai so far this season.
The Hoang Anh Gia Lai manager Senamuang and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hai Phong (placed 3rd). It's funny, but the exact score line 1-1 has occurred three times in a row.
1-1 away at Binh Duong before that.Goals from both teams! That has happened in 5 league games in a row for this side. Could it happen again?
The Hoang fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 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 6 from 7 matches.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
There's been little loot from Ho Chi Minh City's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the V-League. Ho Chi Minh City only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Sai Gon with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hong Linh Ha Tinh that ended 1-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ho Chi Minh City as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Ho Chi Minh City have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the sides met earlier this campaign; Ho Chi Minh City - Hoang 0-2. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Hoang Anh Gia Lai, one draw and five wins for Ho Chi Minh City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Nguyễn 5 goals |  C. Nguyễn 4 goals | W. Brandão dos Santos 3 goals |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 87% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 73% | 71% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 27% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 53% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 20% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.9 | 9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7 | 7.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 41% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
- Ho Chi Minh City have the fewest scored goals (13) in V-League
- Ho Chi Minh City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in V-League
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in V-League
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Viettel | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Hai Phong | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Binh Dinh | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Binh Duong | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 8 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Nam Dinh | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 11 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Sai Gon | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
