National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Than Quang Ninh or Nam Dinh that keep their silverware dream alive.
Than Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Than Quang Ninh form and stats
Quang was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Vietnamese Cup.When playing at home in the V-League, Than Quang Ninh have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Quang's last game was hosting Ha Noi and winning 3-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Svay Rieng and winning 4-1.
Than Quang Ninh has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Nam Dinh form and stats
They also participated in Vietnamese Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.0-0-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nam Dinh in their V-League matches away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 19 away games in a row.
Dinh are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Vietnamese Cup against Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Ha Noi T&T in the V-League.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nam Dinh has managed 2 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Than Quang Ninh-Nam Dinh H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Than Quang Ninh one win, Nam Dinh zero wins, three draws. zero of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Dyachenko 10 goals |   D. Junior Pereira 10 goals |  H. Mạc 9 goals |
Than Quang Ninh missing players
Nam Dinh missing players
| Than Quang Ninh | Nam Dinh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Scored | S | 9 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 258 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 224 | ||
| 108 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 111 | ||
| 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sai Gon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Viettel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Hai Phong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Than Quang Ninh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ha Noi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Binh Duong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Nam Dinh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Quang Nam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ha Noi T&T | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Da Nang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |