According to the regulations of the 2024 - 2025 first division football tournament, the champion team will win the right to be promoted to the V-League next season, the second-placed team will play a play-off match with the 13th-placed team in the 2024 - 2025 V-League, the team that wins this match will win the right to play in the V-League next season (1.5 promotion spots). On the contrary, the team at the bottom of the first division table this season will be relegated.
Cong Phuong (right) will be out until the end of the 2024 - 2025 season.
In the race for the championship and promotion, after half the journey, Ninh Binh and Binh Phuoc are far ahead of the rest. These are also the two teams with the most stars in the tournament. Ninh Binh has Hoang Duc, Quoc Viet, Duc Viet, Huu Tuan, and goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. Meanwhile, Binh Phuoc has Cong Phuong, Tan Sinh, Sam Ngoc Duc, Sy Giap, Ho Tuan Tai, goalkeeper Tan Truong, etc.
Currently, Ninh Binh has 22 points, while Binh Phuoc has 21 points. In the upcoming rounds, both sides will try to accelerate, because the difference between first and second place at the end of the tournament is very large. Going straight to the V-League next season will help the champion of the first division avoid many risks, compared to having to play a play-off with a more experienced opponent in the upper division, which the second-placed team in the first division has to go through.
However, the disadvantage for the two top teams is that their top stars, Hoang Duc and Cong Phuong, are not in good physical condition. Cong Phuong will have to rest until April, which means he will miss most of the tournament (ending on June 21), while Hoang Duc is also suffering from some fluid accumulation in his knee. This may cause Ninh Binh and Binh Phuoc to slow down a bit. This could be an opportunity for the third-placed team, PVF-CAND, to close the gap with the two leading teams.
PVF-CAND is not a weak team. This team has two overseas Vietnamese players who have been attracting attention recently, Ryan Ha and Martin Lo. The remaining issue is whether they can improve their own performance, hoping to shorten the gap with the top teams.
The race against relegation is very tense.
Unlike the race for the championship, the race for relegation has many teams participating. Names such as Khanh Hoa, Dong Thap, Long An, Tre TP.HCM, Hue, Hoa Binh, Dong Nai are all at risk of relegation, because all teams are weak.
Among them, Khanh Hoa, Dong Nai and Long An almost did not make it to the 2024-2025 first division tournament due to lack of funds. The back-and-forth matches between these teams from now until the end of the tournament will decide their chances of staying in the league.
Usually, after just one round, the rankings of these teams will change dramatically, because their scores are too close to each other. For example, Khanh Hoa ranked below Ho Chi Minh City Youth Team in the previous round, but after just a win against this opponent in the 8th round, the coastal city team surpassed the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Team.
Therefore, Dong Nai's temporary position at the bottom of the table with 4 points is not a sign of a deadlock for the Southeast team. Right above Dong Nai, the teams Hoa Binh and Hue only have 5 points; Long An, Tre TP.HCM have 6 points. If Dong Nai wins these opponents in the next rounds, the rankings of the bottom group will change again. Therefore, the race for the right to stay in the league from now until the end of the season is predicted to be extremely tense.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/club-ninh-binh-va-binh-phuoc-gap-bat-loi-trong-cuoc-dua-vo-dich-tai-sao-185250211214355055.htm
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