Vietnam vs Russia football prediction: Heavyweight test

(VTC News) – Comments and predictions on the football results of Vietnam vs Russia at the LPBank Cup 2024 taking place at 8:00 p.m. on September 5.

The Vietnamese team played their first match since the defeat in the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team's opponent was Russia - a team that has only played 2 matches in 2024.

Russia is a heavy test for the "golden star warriors", before the team competes in the AFF Cup later this year.

Vietnam vs Russia Prediction

The Vietnam team has only played two matches since coach Kim Sang-sik took over. The team's record is one win and one draw.

Facing the underdog Philippines, Hung Dung and his teammates needed a last-minute goal to beat their opponents 3-2 at My Dinh Stadium. Despite the difficulties, this was still an important victory, ending an 8-match losing streak under coach Troussier.

In the final round of the second qualifying round, a defeat was predicted, when the Vietnamese team had to cope with harsh weather and play on Iraq's field.

Under coach Kim Sang-sik, the Vietnamese team's playing style has not shown much difference or made any strong impression. Fans will have to wait for the Korean coach's improvisation if they want to achieve positive results.

Vietnam team broke the 8-match losing streak on the day coach Kim Sang-sik debuted.

Russia is of course the team that is rated higher. They are 82 places above Vietnam on the FIFA rankings. The Russian squad is also valued at more than 180 million euros, 36 times the value of the Vietnamese squad. If they play at their best, a victory is completely within Russia's reach.

Since receiving the ban from FIFA and UEFA, Russia has only focused on friendly matches. They have lost only 1 match in 13 matches, even beating Serbia 4-0 in early 2024.

Vietnam vs Russia force situation

Coach Kim Sang-sik called up many key players ahead of the match against Russia. The most notable absence was Nguyen Van Toan. The striker from Nam Dinh suffered an ankle injury and was unable to play.

He was replaced by Phan Van Duc. He was called up to replace Van Toan, just 1 day after scoring against Buriram United, helping Hanoi Police beat the Thai representative 2-1.

In addition to Van Duc, central defender Que Ngoc Hai also made a comeback. Young players like Nguyen Thai Son and Nguyen Dinh Bac were not called up to serve the U22 Vietnam team.

Phan Van Duc returns to the Vietnam national team after nearly 2 years.

Russia confirmed that they will most likely not use their most expensive player – Matvey Safonov – in the match against Vietnam. Replacing him will most likely be Stanislav Agkatsev – the second best goalkeeper in the domestic league.

The best player of the Premier Liga 2023/24 – Konstantin Tyukavin – is sure to start. He is the most dangerous striker for coach Valeri Karpin.

Vietnam's expected lineup: Van Lam, Tan Tai, Ngoc Hai, Thanh Chung, Thanh Binh, Xuan Manh, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung, Quang Hai, Tuan Hai, Tien Linh.

Expected Russia lineup: Stanislav Agkatsev, Danil Krugovoy, Ruslan Litvinov, Evgeny Morozov, Aleksandr Silyanov, Daler Kuzyaev, Lechi Sadulaev, Danil Prutsev, Sergey Pinyaev, Tamerlan Musayev, Konstantin Tyukavin.

Score prediction

Vietnam 1-3 Russia

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