Round 19 V.League 2024/25: All races are "hot"

V.League 2024/25 is becoming more and more attractive with unpredictable developments in both the top race and the relegation group.

After round 18, when all 3 top teams could not win, Hanoi Police Club returned to the top 4 with a fairly close score gap with the teams above, while at the bottom of the table, apart from SHB.Da Nang, it is still temporarily "bottom", it is still very difficult to determine which team will have to receive a ticket to the play-off (second from last position). Foreign referees were invited to officiate at the match between Dong A Thanh Hoa Club vs The Cong Viettel Club and the match between Song Lam Nghe An Club vs Quang Nam Club.

3 matches take place on Friday (April 19).

At Pleiku Stadium, Hoang Anh Gia Lai welcomed Hong Linh Ha Tinh with the goal of nothing more than 3 points. If after the 4-0 victory over Becamex Binh Duong, the fans of the mountain town were happy with the hope that their team would return to the race to the top group, the 1-3 loss to Cong An Ha Noi made everything fragile again.

Meanwhile, Ha Tinh is continuing a new unbeaten streak. After the first (and only) loss to Hai Phong, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his team have continued to have 4 matches without losing (1 win, 3 draws), including a 2-2 draw with the extremely strong opponent The Cong at home in the most recent round. Hoang Anh Gia Lai has the home advantage and is determined to win, but it seems that Ha Tinh is the team that is considered to have more stable performance, so this match will be very difficult to predict.

Hanoi Police will also be determined to win when they meet Ho Chi Minh City. After a sweet victory in round 18 against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Coach Polking's team is only 2 points away from the top 3, even only 3 points behind the 2nd ranked team, Hanoi FC, meaning that the ranking can continue to improve right after this round.

On the opposite side of the field, Ho Chi Minh City just had a thrilling 1-1 draw at Thien Truong Stadium, so it can be seen as a spiritual encouragement for the students of Coach Phung Thanh Phuong. However, put on the "scale", Hanoi Police will still be considered to be better. Therefore, although they lost 1-2 in the first leg at Thong Nhat Stadium, but with the home field advantage and the context just mentioned, there is no doubt about the "upper hand" position of the home team in this rematch.

At Lach Tray Stadium, the Hai Phong team meets Quy Nhon Binh Dinh - the team currently ranked second to last on the rankings - in a match worth watching. The home team's 5-point gap over their opponent is not small, but it cannot be considered safe when there are still 8 more rounds left (including this round).

Therefore, for a team that has faced the risk of relegation like Hai Phong, playing at home against an opponent in the bottom group is an opportunity to make a breakthrough. On the other side, Binh Dinh just had a very remarkable victory right at Tam Ky Stadium against Quang Nam, thereby shortening the gap to 2 points compared to direct competitor Song Lam Nghe An. For coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team, playing at home is an advantage to aim for a "dual goal": Reclaiming the debt of losing in the first leg, while creating more distance with the team from Vo land. On the contrary, Binh Dinh will put all their efforts (similar to the performance in the victory over Quang Nam in the last round) towards a match with points in the hope of continuing the challenging relegation race.

Tuan Ngoc

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