The Sai Gon & Than Quang Ninh managers Vũ Tiến Thành and T. Phan are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the V-League league table.
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!
Than Quang Ninh have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sai Gon form and stats
Sai Gon, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in V-League, have collected 9 points from their V-League home games so far after 2-3-0. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sai after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The fans are hoping that Sai will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the V-League game against Viettel (placed 2nd). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Nam Dinh.
The defeat against Viettel was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Vu Minh Tuan).
Sai are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. As for guarding their own goal, Sai Gon have only let in 1 goal at home.
Than Quang Ninh form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the V-League.
There were no winners in Quang's previous match, a V-League home game that ended 2-2 vs Binh Duong (placed 6th). The game before that, in the Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Viettel.
It looked so good for Quang vs Binh Duong, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Quang as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by Quang in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Sai Gon, three draws and four wins for Than Quang Ninh. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Alves Vieira dos Reis 10 goals |   R. Dyachenko 10 goals |  H. Mạc 9 goals |
Sai Gon missing players
Than Quang Ninh missing players
| Sai Gon | Than Quang Ninh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 83% | 60% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 83% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 58% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 45 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 40 | 114 |
| 38 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 12 | 35 |
| 50% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 49% |
- Sai Gon has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in V-League
- Sai Gon has the fewest conceded goals (7) in V-League
- Sai Gon has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in V-League
- Sai Gon has the most clean sheets (7) in V-League
- Sai Gon has the the best goal difference (+12) in V-League
- Sai Gon has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in V-League
- Sai Gon have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sai Gon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sai Gon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Than Quang Ninh has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in V-League
- Than Quang Ninh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sai Gon | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Viettel | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Than Quang Ninh | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Ha Noi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Da Nang | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Song Lam Nghe An | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| 13 | Hai Phong | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 10 |
| 14 | Quang Nam | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 9 |