The league table in V-League tells a story about these teams so far, with Viettel leading Hai Phong by 3 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Viettel form and stats
Overall V-League stats at home this season for Viettel are 0-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Viettel drew their last game, also a home match. Ha Noi (placed 7th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Quang Nam.
Viettel have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Hai Phong form and stats
Hai Phong have six points from their first three away games in the V-League, meaning two victories and a loss.
Phong are looking to quickly end their 183 minutes long goal drought in the V-League.
The manager Phạm Anh Tuấn was unhappy after their last game, a V-League match played at their home ground Sân vận động Lạch Tray. Hai Phong suffered a 0-2 loss to Sai Gon (placed 1st). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Phong have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Hai Phong's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Viettel wins - draws - Hai Phong wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Cunha Cantanhede 12 goals |
Viettel missing players
Hai Phong missing players
| Viettel | Hai Phong | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| 6 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | 42 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 24 | 60 |
| 40 | 18 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 30% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 25% |
- All of Viettel's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hai Phong has the fewest scored goals (4)
- Hai Phong have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Viettel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Viettel have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Viettel have scored more than double the goals of Hai Phong.
- Viettel have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Viettel have yet to win a game at home.
- 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 | Sai Gon | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Viettel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 5 | Da Nang | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Ha Noi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Song Lam Nghe An | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Than Quang Ninh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Hai Phong | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Ha Noi T&T | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Quang Nam | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 14 | Nam Dinh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |