When will SLNA win at Vinh stadium?

In the first leg of V-League 2018, SLNA has 6 home matches and 7 away matches. The opponents that SLNA will welcome at Vinh Stadium are S.Khanh Hoa, Than Quang Ninh, B.Binh Duong, Nam Dinh, Hanoi and Hai Phong.

Up to now, the Vinh home team has "spent" 4/6 home matches without winning any. In 4 home matches, they lost 1, drew 3, in which S.Khanh Hoa, Than Quang Ninh are at the top of the rankings, while B.Binh Duong and Nam Dinh are the weaker opponents.

SLNA owes Vinh Stadium's audience a victory. Photo: Internet

The audience is fading away.

In the 2018 V-League season, SLNA was the only team that benefited from playing two consecutive home matches against S.Khanh Hoa and Than Quang Ninh, but with the "tradition" of starting quite slowly, they struggled and only earned 1 point.

Round 6, hosting B.Binh Duong at home, SLNA continued to have a goalless draw but had 4 yellow cards, leading to 2 defenders Xuan Manh and Dinh Hoang being banned from playing in the next round. Along with the injuries of Osmar and Ngoc Toan, SLNA had a completely disappointing match against the rookie Nam Dinh - the team that had previously lost 5 consecutive matches!

According to statistics from Vinh Stadium's Organizing Committee, after 4 home matches, there were 26,500 spectators coming to watch the home team compete, an average of 6,625 people/match - higher than last year, but still lower than the average of 9,631 people/match of V-League this season.

It is worrying that the number of spectators coming to Vinh Stadium is gradually decreasing: from 10,000 people - 8,000 people - 6,000 people down to 2,500 people. The reason for the number of 2,500 people coming to watch the SLNA - Nam Dinh match may be because the match took place on Friday, a working day, but it cannot be denied that the trend of Nghe An spectators being "discouraged" is real.

The team with 4 national players is disappointing Vinh City fans because they have not won at home. After the success of U23 Vietnam at the Asian Cup, in which SLNA has 2 players Van Duc and Xuan Manh, at the beginning of the football season, 10,000 fans came to the stadium. This is the largest number of fans in the past 3-4 years, but the joy was short-lived.

“Holy Land "Holy Land" is no longer sacred?

In fact, it is not just now, but for a long time the "holy land" Vinh stadium has lost its sacredness, weak teams can also get points, even 3 points when meeting SLNA. There have been many matches where SLNA lost at home.

Even last season, SLNA only won 4 matches, drew 6 matches and lost 3 matches - worse than coach Ngo Quang Truong's last season when he won 7, drew 2 and lost 4.

The match with Hanoi FC (round 10) at Vinh Stadium is a big challenge for the Nghe An team. Photo: Internet

According to the schedule, SLNA will meet 2 away teams Hanoi (round 10) and Hai Phong (round 13). These are teams that the Vinh home team often loses to more than wins. With the current force, SLNA's draw with Hanoi is also noteworthy. Hai Phong is a team that does not have many attacks, long and high balls are concentrated for Fagan and Stevens, but SLNA has a hard time neutralizing this style of play.

If they don’t make a real effort, SLNA could easily become the team that doesn’t win any home matches in the first leg of V-League 2018. At that time, Nghe An fans will have to wait until round 15, on June 23, in the match against XSKT.Can Tho, to hopefully have the first victory of the season.

Then, how many Nghe An audiences will still wait until that day to clap and celebrate the victory for the first 3 points of coach Duc Thang and his team?

This is the last season of the third sponsorship contract, after 9 years of Bac A's association with the Nghe An team. If both the professional ranking and the number of spectators attending the stadium do not meet the requirements, difficulties in "food, clothing, money" will await SLNA at the end of the season.