National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ha Noi or Ho Chi Minh City that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams have little in common geographically as Ho Chi Minh City have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ha Noi form and stats
Noi was eliminated in the finals last season in the Vietnamese Cup.Ha Noi have collected 9 points from their V-League home games so far after 3-0-2.
Noi are confident in defense, having played 228 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Ho Chi Minh City.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ha Noi played a great game against Can Tho and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A decent goal production from Noi in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Noi have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
Last season their Vietnamese Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ho Chi Minh City in their V-League matches away.
Minh aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 220 league minutes without a goal. Ngo Viet Phu was the last player to find the net.
The game before that, in the V-League, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Ha Noi.
Ho Chi Minh City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Noi won seven games, one match ended with a draw and Ho Chi Minh City has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / oneTop Goalscorers
  P. Faye 16 goals |  V. Nguyễn 9 goals | Q. Nguyễn 8 goals |
Ha Noi missing players
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
| Ha Noi | Ho Chi Minh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 57 | 39 | Scored | S | 25 | 37 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 32% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 222 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 133 | 274 | ||
| 102 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 102 | ||
| 53% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Viettel | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Ha Noi | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Binh Duong | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Da Nang | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | Ha Noi T&T | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Song Lam Nghe An | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Hai Phong | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 14 | Quang Nam | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 8 |