National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FLC Thanh Hoa or Bà Ria Vũng Tàu that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bà Ria Vũng Tàu have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Thanh have less rest than Bà Ria Vũng Tàu in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a V-League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hai Phong, was also a home game here at Sân vận động Thanh Hóa. The away team is better rested.
FLC Thanh Hoa form and stats
Last season their Vietnamese Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what FLC Thanh Hoa have to build on here at Sân vận động Thanh Hóa in the V-League.
Stress levels are on the rise for FLC Thanh Hoa's attacking players as they have now played 250 minutes without scoring in a league game. Phông was their last goal scorer.
Thanh's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Hai Phong.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Nam Dinh that finished 0-0.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FLC Thanh Hoa defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bà Ria Vũng Tàu form and stats
Bà Ria Vũng Tàu's mission in Vietnamese Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Bà Ria Vũng Tàu have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the V-League 2 this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Vũng, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Binh Thuan.
A 1-1 draw at Phu Dong's stadium before that.Goals are few and far between in Bà Ria Vũng Tàu's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 5 travels. Bà Ria Vũng Tàu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
One of the players to grab the headlines has been Thang with 2 goals scored against Bà Ria Vũng Tàu in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Cunha Cantanhede 7 goals | G. Sant'Ana Santos 3 goals | T. Lâm 2 goals |
FLC Thanh Hoa missing players
Bà Ria Vũng Tàu missing players
| FLC Thanh Hoa | Bà Ria Vũng Tàu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 31 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 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 | Cong An Nhan Dan | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Ha Noi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Viettel | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Hai Phong | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Binh Dinh | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Nam Dinh | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Song Lam Nghe An | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Da Nang | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Ho Chi Minh City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Binh Duong | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 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 | Quang Nam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Pho Hien | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Phu Dong | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Binh Thuan | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 5 | Long An | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Hoa Binh | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Hue | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Bà Ria Vũng Tàu | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Binh Phuoc | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Phu Tho | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
