The fresh new season is about to kick off and the supporters are tingling with optimism. It’s all to play for as Nam Dinh greet Ho Chi Minh City for the opening game at Sân vận động Thiên Trường. Keep reading!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nam Dinh form and stats
The season before, Nam Dinh's league stats were 6 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, results that produced 12th place in the V-League. In these 24 matches they scored {21 goals} and let in 33. Playing as the home side in the last season Nam Dinh delivered 5-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with {11 goals} and 9 conceded.
Nam Dinh have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Nam Dinh have scored {3 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
Let's have a look at how Ho Chi Minh City performed last season in the V-League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 7 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded {34 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 12/15 goals scored/conceded.
Just as the home team, Minh have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Ho Chi Minh City win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Nam Dinh victories, one draw and four Ho Chi Minh City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Nam Dinh missing players
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
| Nam Dinh | Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nam Dinh | Last season | Ho Chi Minh City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | ||
| 33 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | ||
| 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | ||
| 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | ||
| 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 42% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 9 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Binh Dinh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Binh Duong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Công An Nhân Dân | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Da Nang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hai Phong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ha Noi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ha Noi T&T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Nam Dinh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Song Lam Nghe An | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Viettel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 51 |
| 2 | Hai Phong | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Binh Dinh | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Viettel | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Binh Duong | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 25 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 11 | Ha Noi T&T | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 22 |