Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hoang Anh Gia Lai & Sai Gon face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Vietnamese Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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, Hoang's Vietnamese Cup journey ended in the 1st round.3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Hoang Anh Gia Lai have to build on here at Sân vận động Plei Cu in the V-League.
The spoils were shared in Hoang Anh Gia Lai's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sai Gon travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost 1-2 at home to Hai Phong.Hoang Anh Gia Lai has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Hoang have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sai Gon form and stats
Sai Gon's mission in Vietnamese Cup last season failed in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sai Gon so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hoang Anh Gia Lai in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Ha Noi T&T in the V-League.Sai Gon find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Sai's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 18 goals in 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Hoang Anh Gia Lai won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Sai Gon got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four
Top Goalscorers
  S. Merlo 6 goals |   V. Nguyễn 4 goals | C. Nguyễn 4 goals |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players
Sai Gon missing players
| Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Sai Gon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 13 | ||
| 28 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 31 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 32 | 46 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 46% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
