National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Binh Dinh or FLC Thanh Hoa that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for FLC Thanh Hoa, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Binh Dinh nor FLC Thanh Hoa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Binh Dinh form and stats
Binh participated in Vietnamese Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.The story so far in the V-League for Binh Dinh at their home stadium (Sân vận động Qui Nhơn) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
A nice win for Binh Dinh last time playing, versus Ho Chi Minh City. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with da Silva and Hồ scoring for the victors.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Da Nang.The Binh Dinh fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Binh have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FLC Thanh Hoa form and stats
They also participated in Vietnamese Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.FLC Thanh Hoa have only collected 8 points from their away games in the V-League, after 2-2-8 (12 played).
Two away games in a row for FLC Thanh Hoa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Ha Noi T&T.
Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Hoang Anh Gia Lai.The attacking power of FLC Thanh Hoa when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Thanh have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Binh Dinh one win, one draw and FLC Thanh Hoa three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. de Oliveira Pinto 9 goals |  J. Lynch 8 goals | H. Araújo da Silva 7 goals |
Binh Dinh missing players
FLC Thanh Hoa missing players
| Binh Dinh | FLC Thanh Hoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 45% | ||
| 7.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.1 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 |
