Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sai Gon - Viettel!
Sai have less rest than Viettel in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a V-League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ha Noi.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Viettel, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Sai Gon form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Sai Gon, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in V-League, have to build on here in the V-League.
The fans are hoping that Sai Gon will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the V-League game against Ha Noi. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Than Quang Ninh.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The Sai Gon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Defensively Sai have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Viettel form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the V-League. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Viettel are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
504 minutes! That's how long the Viettel goalkeeper Nguyen Manh Tran and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Viettel had fun at their own home last time out, beating Than Quang Ninh 1-0. Caique scored. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ha Noi.
Viettel have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Viettel have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Viettel - Sai Gon 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Sai victories, zero draws and one Viettel win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Cunha Cantanhede 12 goals |  P. Alves Vieira dos Reis 10 goals | Q. Lê 6 goals |
Sai Gon missing players
Viettel missing players
| Sai Gon | Viettel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 79% | 56% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 95% |
| 63% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 63% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 42% |
| 26% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 47% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 42% |
| 47% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 26% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | 74 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 77 | 174 |
| 65 | 29 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 35 | 76 |
| 46% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 37% |
- 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 (4) in V-League
- Sai Gon has the most clean sheets (6) at home in V-League
- Sai Gon has the the best goal difference (+12) in V-League
- Sai Gon have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sai Gon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Viettel has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in V-League
- Viettel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Viettel haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Sai Gon | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Viettel | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Ha Noi | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Ha Noi T&T | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Da Nang | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Song Lam Nghe An | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Hai Phong | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | Quang Nam | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 9 |