ASEAN Cup Score Prediction: Vietnam to Defeat Singapore in 1 Half
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•29/12/2024
With a 2-0 advantage in the first leg of the semi-final, Vietnam will aim for an easy win when hosting Singapore at home in the second leg of the semi-final, taking place at 8:00 p.m. on December 29 (Vietnam time).
Vietnam promises to easily beat Singapore in the second leg - Photo: HAI LONG
Bookmakers give Vietnam a handicap of 1.5 goals in this match, and 0.5 goals in the first half. This is a handicap that is quite suitable for the opposing situation between the two teams at the moment. To hope to come back, Singapore must definitely play offensively. But this is not their strong point because even against weak teams like Timor Leste, Singapore had to work very hard to score. Raising the squad can make Singapore pay the price in the first half. Their defense often showed weaknesses in the 2024 ASEAN Cup. In the past, Vietnam also suffered a reverse when leading in the first leg of the semi-finals. That was in the 2014 ASEAN Cup, when Toshiya Miura's team lost 2-4 to Malaysia at home after winning 2-1 in the first leg. However, Malaysia at that time was much stronger than Singapore at this time. Coach Tsutomu Ogura's team has no special features in their attacking play. The only time Vietnam lost to Singapore at home was in the final of the tournament in 1998. Since then, Singapore has drawn 6 and lost 3 of their 9 away games in Vietnam. In the most recent home match, Vietnam beat Singapore 4-0. The over/under ratio for the whole match was 2.5 goals and for the first half it was 1 goal. Although Vietnam promises to easily beat Singapore, the match is unlikely to be exciting. With the competition density and constant travel of the ASEAN Cup, coach Kim Sang Sik will have to consider the issue of resting his key players. If they reach the final, Vietnam will have an advantage of one more day off than the other semi-final match. The advantage will be even greater if Vietnam wins easily against Singapore in the first half and rests in the second half. Expert's choice: Vietnam handicaps 1.5 goals for the whole match: choose Vietnam. Vietnam handicaps 0.5 goals for the first half: choose Vietnam. Over/under 2.5 goals for the whole match: choose under. Over/under 1 goal in the first half: choose over. Prediction: Vietnam wins 2-0.
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