National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hoang Anh Gia Lai or Ha Noi that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Ha Noi have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai form and stats
Last season their Vietnamese Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the V-League, Hoang Anh Gia Lai have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
The spoils were shared in Hoang Anh Gia Lai's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ha Noi travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a V-League win away at FLC Thanh Hoa.Hoang Anh Gia Lai has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches.
Ha Noi form and stats
Noi's mission in Vietnamese Cup last season failed in the finals.Playing away, Ha Noi have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the V-League this season.
Ha Noi are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Ha Noi T&T in the V-League.Noi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Ha Noi H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hoang Anh Gia Lai one win, Ha Noi six wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  T. Phạm 10 goals |   V. Nguyễn 7 goals |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players
Ha Noi missing players
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Ha Noi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 33 | 58 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 50% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 |
