VBA Playoffs race 2023: Ho Chi Minh City Wings and Nha Trang Dolphins who are benefiting?

After the VBA Regular Season match on August 16, Saigon Heat with the victory of the "HCMC derby" and Thang Long Warriors closed tickets to the Playoffs with the Hanoi Buffaloes.

Three out of a total of 4 tickets have been sold, so who will the final ticket belong to? The answer is that one of the two teams is ranked fourth and fifth respectively in the VBA 2023 standings: Nha Trang Dolphins and Ho Chi Minh City Wings.

With just over 2 weeks left until the Regular Season will end, between "Brother and Two Eagles" and "Ut Phin" who is holding the bigger advantage in the upcoming tense race? Below are the statistics and comments of Webthethao.

The big advantage still belongs to Nha Trang Dolphins when they both have a better win rate and record than City Wings, and have played all the remaining matches of the Regular Season at home.

The upcoming Dolphins schedule is also relatively comfortable with 2 matches against Dragons (August 23) and Catfish (August 29), two teams that are outside the Playoffs race and have run out of competitive goals this season. .

Variables can come in two matches against City Wings (August 20) and Hanoi Buffaloes (September 2), both opponents are very hungry to win when one team needs to compete for the Playoffs, the other wants to take over. high position on the chart.

To end all hope of the opponent, Nha Trang Dolphins need to win 3 of the last 4 matches to decide their own ticket without thinking about the achievements of City Wings.

On the side of "two eagles", the only advantage they have right now is the head-to-head stats when they have won the previous meeting with the Dolphins.

Coach Erik Olson's teachers and students will not be allowed to stumble again in the last 3 matches of the Regular Season, forced to win all 3 immediate opponents including Nha Trang Dolphins (August 20), Danang Dragons (June 28). ) and rematch Saigon Heat (September 3).

But despite winning all three of the above opponents, City Wings no longer has the right to self-determination for the Playoffs ticket. They will need the Dolphins to lose at least 3 times in the last 4 matches of the tournament, which is not easy to come true when Nha Trang has 2 matches that are considered easy against Catfish and Dragons.