Perhaps a welcome break from league football as FLC Thanh Hoa & Bà Ria Vũng Tàu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Vietnamese Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Bà Ria Vũng Tàu have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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. This match was also played here at Sân vận động Thanh Hóa. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Bà Ria Vũng Tàu have had more rest.
FLC Thanh Hoa form and stats
Last season, FLC Thanh Hoa's Vietnamese Cup journey ended in the 1st round.FLC Thanh Hoa have performed here at Sân vận động Thanh Hóa this season with 5 wins from 7 V-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
The Thanh fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Song Lam Nghe An and win 2-0.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Viettel (1-3).A decent goal production from FLC Thanh Hoa in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. FLC Thanh Hoa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Bà Ria Vũng Tàu form and stats
They also participated in Vietnamese Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the V-League 2.
Vũng's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Pho Hien that finished 1-1.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sanna Khanh Hoa in the V-League 2.The travelling fans enjoy Bà Ria Vũng Tàu's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. de Oliveira Pinto 5 goals | V. Lê 2 goals | M. Nguyễn 1 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 | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 15 | 24 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.1 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Binh Dinh | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Hai Phong | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Viettel | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Binh Duong | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Nam Dinh | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Ha Noi T&T | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 11 |
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Quang Nam | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Bà Ria Vũng Tàu | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Pho Hien | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Long An | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Hue | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 8 | Can Tho | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Phu Dong | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 15 |
| 10 | Phu Tho | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Dak Lak | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Binh Phuoc | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 7 |
