V-League: The middle-of-the-table spots tell a story of the journey Viettel and FLC Thanh Hoa have been on so far. Both squads are up for it; bring it!
- Viettel have the fewest conceded goals (8) in V-League
- FLC Thanh Hoa have the fewest scored goals (2) away in V-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Viettel form and stats
The story so far in the V-League for Viettel at their home stadium (Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Viettel, as their goalkeeper Nguyen Manh Tran has completely shut out the opponents for 217 minutes in the V-League.
Viettel's last game was hosting Song Lam Nghe An (placed 3rd) and winning 2-0.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Da Nang.It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league games shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Viettel here at Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). From these home matches, Viettel have conceded only 3 goals.
FLC Thanh Hoa form and stats
There's been little loot from FLC Thanh Hoa's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the V-League. FLC Thanh Hoa only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for FLC Thanh Hoa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Binh Dinh (placed 4th). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.
Before that, Thanh secured a home win against Ha Noi T&T with the score 2-0.Low on goals? 9 of this side's most recent 12 league rounds have contained two goals or less.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from FLC Thanh Hoa's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. Thanh have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the squads played each other earlier this season; FLC Thanh Hoa - Viettel 1-0. Head to head statistics (for the last five meetings): Viettel won two games, one match ended with a draw and FLC Thanh Hoa have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two
Top Goalscorers
  G. Cândido Silveira 5 goals |  J. de Oliveira Pinto 3 goals |  H. Nguyễn 2 goals |
Viettel missing players
FLC Thanh Hoa missing players
| Viettel | FLC Thanh Hoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 3.4 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 7.2 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
- FLC Thanh Hoa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- FLC Thanh Hoa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FLC Thanh Hoa have the fewest scored goals (2) away in V-League
- FLC Thanh Hoa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- FLC Thanh Hoa have yet to win a game away.
- Viettel have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FLC Thanh Hoa have scored away.
- Viettel have the fewest conceded goals (8) in V-League
- Viettel have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in V-League
- Viettel have the most matches under the total-line (9) in V-League
- Viettel have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Viettel 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 | Ha Noi | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | Hai Phong | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Song Lam Nghe An | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Binh Dinh | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Viettel | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Da Nang | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 8 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Binh Duong | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Ha Noi T&T | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Nam Dinh | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
