Highlight matches in round 25 of V.League 2024/25
At this time, the championship race and relegation race in V.League are still very attractive. Most likely, the champion and the directly relegated team will be determined right after the end of the 25th round.
Song Lam Nghe An – Hoang Anh Gia Lai: Determine your own destiny
With 23 points and currently ranked 12th, meeting Hoang Anh Gia Lai at home is a great opportunity for coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team to decide their own fate in the V.League. Without their main striker Michael Olaha, Song Lam Nghe An still has the right to hope because of their very good head-to-head record every time they welcome Hoang Anh Gia Lai at home.
Song Lam Nghe An must win because if they lose or draw, the teams below will have a chance to rise. The most important thing for Song Lam Nghe An at this time is not the force but a comfortable mentality, because there are not many opportunities to break away when there are only 2 matches left in the tournament.
If Song Lam Nghe An stumbles in this round, the worst scenario will happen if SHB Da Nang and Quy Nhon Binh Dinh both win in round 25. At that time, the Nghe An team will be forced to compete for a play-off spot with the bottom team.
Prediction: SLNA 1 – 0 HAGL
Hong Linh Ha Tinh – SHB Da Nang: Fighting for honor
The match between Hong Linh Ha Tinh and SHB Da Nang is considered to be unequal, because in terms of strength and form, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his team are considered to be higher. After 24 rounds, Hong Linh Ha Tinh has only lost 3 matches, but after 2 recent losses against Song Lam Nghe An and Quang Nam, Hong Linh Ha Tinh needs to revive their spirit and play their best for the flag and fans. If they continue to lose to the bottom team SHB Da Nang, it will certainly make all the efforts of Hong Linh Ha Tinh players in the 2024/25 season meaningless.
On the contrary, SHB Da Nang, in a situation where they have nothing to lose, will certainly find every way to win. The biggest obstacle for the away team will be the heavy mentality in the decisive stage. The worst scenario for SHB Da Nang will happen when they do not gain any more points and still have only 21 points after 25 rounds, while Song Lam Nghe An can break away with 26 points, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh can earn 24 points. At that time, SHB Da Nang is almost out of hope.
Prediction: HLHT 2 – 0 SHB Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City - Quy Nhon Binh Dinh: An uncompromising fight
The tense match between Ho Chi Minh City (25 points) and Quy Nhon Binh Dinh (21 points) is an opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An or SHB Da Nang to break away, because the home team Ho Chi Minh City does not have enough safe points. The team at Thong Nhat Stadium is forced to play a life-or-death match. The risk of having to play a play-off match will still exist for Ho Chi Minh City if they lose.
Meanwhile, if Quy Nhon Binh Dinh loses in this match, Song Lam Nghe An and SHB Da Nang both win, coach Tran Minh Chien and his team will fall to the bottom of the rankings and be 3 points behind their opponents. They will certainly have to play the play-off, or even be directly relegated because in the final round, their opponent is Hanoi Club - a team that always sets high goals in the V.League.
Prediction: TP HCM 1 - 1 QNBĐ
Quang Nam – Nam Dinh Green Steel: Hardly any surprises
The match between Quang Nam and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh will hardly have any surprises because the away team is on the way to the championship. Although the gap with Hanoi is now 5 points, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team cannot be subjective.
The chance of victory for the home team Quang Nam is only theoretical. Therefore, Quang Nam with 25 points is still not safe when the tournament is coming to an end. The worst scenario happens to coach Van Sy Son and his students when they lose and the teams Ho Chi Minh City, Song Lam Nghe An and Da Nang get 3 points in round 25, then Quang Nam will fall to 13th place with only more points than Quy Nhon Binh Dinh.
If they get 1 point, Quang Nam will have a much better chance, but this is very unlikely to happen when Nam Dinh Green Steel is too strong compared to the rest.
Prediction: Quang Nam 0-3 Nam Dinh Green Steel
