Binh Duong - CAHN: Finding victory again?
At the beginning of the season, Binh Duong recruited three quality rookies, including striker Rimario, midfielder Moses and naturalized central defender Tran Trung Hieu with the expectation of creating a breakthrough in gameplay and results in the V-League 2023. But after five years. round, they together with SLNA and Da Nang are the remaining three teams that have yet to win. Binh Duong is also the first team to change the coach this season, when bringing Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan to replace Lu Dinh Tuan.
The 1-1 draw at SLNA in round 5 made Binh Duong only three points, from three draws, standing penultimate through five rounds. They are therefore more hungry for victory than ever, when they return to Go Dau's home ground to receive the Hanoi Police - the team is also struggling this season. After a temporary sublimation, winning Binh Dinh 5-1 on the opening day, the rookie of the V-League drew two, lost two in the next four rounds. They still show a lack of cohesion, poor ideas and dependence on foreign soldiers - who scored all eight goals from the beginning of the tournament.
Five points through five matches with only one win is not commensurate with the huge amount of money CAHN has spent on transfer. But today's winning ambition continues to be challenged. When he could not prove the changes after 45 days of the V-League's break, coach Paulo Foiani continued to face difficulties in terms of personnel. Phan Van Duc broke his ligament and had to rest for the whole year, while Doan Van Hau suffered a back injury and could rest for the 7th round.
If they overcome difficulties at Go Dau today, CAHN will squeeze into the top 8. On the contrary, they may be occupied by Binh Duong itself at the current 10th position.
In addition to the Binh Duong - CAHN match, round 6 taking place today, there are two other matches taking place at 6pm, when Da Nang meets Viettel and Thanh Hoa meets Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
Like Binh Duong, Da Nang has not won since the beginning of the season, although many matches of coach Phan Thanh Hung's team played well. The bottom position of the table with only two points is not commensurate with what Da Nang has performed, and they have the opportunity to change when they receive Viettel - the team that has just lost to HAGL 1-4 in the previous round.
The suspension for central defenders Bui Tien Dung and Nguyen Duc Chien caused Viettel to decrease the strength of its defense. Their attack is also not better without Geovane Magno. Da Nang can learn how HAGL blockade Hoang Duc, and at the same time strike first in each round before backing back to play defense and counter-attack.
In the Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh pair, the correlation is in favor of the host. The Thanh team in the Velizar Popov era is sublimating with a five-match unbeaten streak and leads Hanoi FC with 11 points.
Unlike previous seasons, Thanh Hoa offers matches full of determination, solid defense and sharpness in attack. They have only scored four goals, belonging to the group of four teams that have scored the least in the tournament, but also conceded one goal - at least, and achieved a high position beyond the predictions of experts. That way of playing impresses against stronger teams like Hanoi FC or Binh Dinh and against a weaker opponent, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa does not want to miss the opportunity to accumulate maximum points.
