National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hue or Sai Gon that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sai Gon have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they played only three days ago in the V-League 2. Thankfully the previous game, versus Binh Phuoc, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Hue form and stats
Last season, Hue's Vietnamese Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Hue have less points than they have played home games in the V-League 2 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points.
Hue drew their last game, also a home match. Binh Phuoc was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Prior to that, an away loss at Quang Nam in the V-League 2.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Hue at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Sai Gon form and stats
Sai's mission in Vietnamese Cup last season failed in the 1st round.As the visiting team in V-League matches, Sai Gon have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far.
Sai Gon's last game was the home draw against Song Lam Nghe An (1-1).
Prior to that match, the Sai manager Phùng faced defeat when travelling to Viettel and losing 0-2.0 goals so far away for Sai Gon, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Hue zero wins, one draw and Sai Gon one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Hue missing players
Sai Gon missing players
| Hue | Sai Gon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | ||
| 5.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ba Ria Vung Tau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Cong An Nhan Dan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Quang Nam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Pho Hien | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Binh Phuoc | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sanna Khanh Hoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Phu Dong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Hue | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 9 | Phu Tho | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Can Tho | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Dak Lak | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Long An | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -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 | Hai Phong | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Viettel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Song Lam Nghe An | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Ha Noi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Binh Dinh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Da Nang | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Sai Gon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | Ha Noi T&T | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 13 | Nam Dinh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
