Ho Chi Minh City - Binh Dinh: Guest ace?

After five rounds, Ho Chi Minh City only won Binh Duong, the rest lost all - even three of them took place at Thong Nhat Stadium. After the recent defeat against Hanoi FC, coach Vu Tien Thanh also drew attention, when he criticized the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company - the organizer of the V-League and the referee work for recognizing the goal. in the away team's offside position.

In fact, Mr. Thanh's team this season is not appreciated in terms of force, while the player's salary has been cut much. They are currently at the penultimate position, different from the goal of entering the top 8 to race for the championship that this leader announced at the beginning of the season.

No more Ngo Hoang Thinh or Lee Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City lacks leaders in gameplay as well as in spirit. Instead of controlling the ball, they now mainly wave the ball upwards so that strikers like Hoang Vu Samson, Victor Mansaray, Daniel Green can help themselves. Therefore, HCM City does not often put pressure on the opponent and create very few opportunities. With only three goals from the beginning of the tournament, they are the team with the worst attack in the V-League 2023, similar to Da Nang.

Binh Dinh suddenly lost to Thanh Hoa 0-1 when V-League returned after 45 days. This defeat dealt a blow to the championship ambitions of the Vo team after they reached the top of the table, winning the V-League best club in February 2023. Therefore, meeting Ho Chi Minh City, which is in a comprehensive decline, is seen as an opportunity for Nguyen Duc Thang's teachers and students to seek victory, prove their strength and return to the top group.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam may be out due to injury, but Binh Dinh still has a much better force than Ho Chi Minh City. The problem of the away team is to sharpen the attack - the reason why they lost to Thanh Hoa. On Quy Nhon field that day, despite playing with four strikers including Rafaelson, Jermie Lynch, Duc Chinh and Tien Dat, Binh Dinh could not find his way into the opponent's goal. Rafaelson was given the best opportunities, but could not win against goalkeeper Thanh Diep, including a penalty in the 75th minute.

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang also needs to maximize the ability to cause mutations from other quality names, such as Thanh Thinh, Mac Hong Quan, Nghiem Xuan Tu, Van Thuan or Van Cao Trien.

In addition to the strength of the force, Binh Dinh also gained more confidence from the confrontational achievements. In the last five matches, the representative of the Central region won all of Ho Chi Minh City, including two victories 2-1 and 3-1 at Thong Nhat Stadium.