National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Than Quang Ninh or Viettel that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Quang nor Viettel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Than Quang Ninh form and stats
Quang was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Vietnamese Cup.Than Quang Ninh are steadily winning V-League games and points here. 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Song Lam Nghe An.
The Than Quang Ninh fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Quang have conceded 9 from these games.
Viettel form and stats
Last season their Vietnamese Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The visitors are W4-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the V-League. When we have look at the Vietnamese Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Viettel love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Da Nang in the V-League.
Viettel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Viettel have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Quang-Viettel H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Than Quang Ninh one win, Viettel zero wins, two draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Cunha Cantanhede 12 goals |   R. Dyachenko 10 goals |  H. Mạc 9 goals |
Than Quang Ninh missing players
Viettel missing players
| Than Quang Ninh | Viettel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 243 | 121 | Total Shots | T S | 138 | 287 | ||
| 92 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 116 | ||
| 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 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 |