V.League 2019 situation before the final round
(Baonghean.vn) - Before the final round, V.League 2019 has not yet determined the owner of the bronze medal, the owner of the play-off ticket and the owner of the ticket to be directly relegated to the First Division next season.
Relegation battle
In round 25, while Thanh Hoa Club was defeated by Viettel Club with a score of 1-3, Sanna Khanh Hoa Club was held to a 0-0 draw by Saigon Club. The fact that the teams right above the rankings such as Nam Dinh Club and HAGL Club won important points made the escape from the "grim reaper" only a one-on-one battle between Sanna Khanh Hoa Club and Thanh Hoa Club.
Entering the final round, the Thanh team is standing 1 place above the coastal city team (same 25 points but better in secondary index). Thus, the right to decide the play-off ticket is in the hands of coach Mai Xuan Hop and his team. If they can achieve the same result as Sanna Khanh Hoa Club (win - draw - lose), Thanh Hoa Club will automatically be able to play the play-off match with Pho Hien Club.
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| Will the play-off ticket belong to Thanh Hoa Club (right) or Sanna Khanh Hoa Club (left)? Photo: VPF |
According to the match schedule, the upcoming opponent of Hoang Dinh Tung and his teammates is the home team B.Binh Duong, while the "obstacle" of coach Vo Dinh Tan and his team is the home team HAGL. Objectively speaking, the opportunities for the Thanh team and the coastal team are equal. Therefore, the ticket to the play-off match is divided equally between the two teams. The important thing is which team will make the best use of it.
Top 3 Battle
Although they are only behind the team holding the 3rd position - Than Quang Ninh Club by only 1 win (3 points), the opportunity to surpass the mining team of Viettel Club, Saigon Club and Quang Nam Club has completely ended (all lost to Than Quang Ninh Club in terms of secondary index - head-to-head record). Therefore, the battle for the 3rd position is a competition between Than Quang Ninh Club (36 points), B.Binh Duong Club (35 points), SLNA Club (34 points) and SHB Da Nang (33 points).
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| SLNA Club will have an away match that is predicted to be "less good, more bad" against Quang Nam Club. Photo: Archive |
Among the four teams mentioned above, SHB Da Nang Club and SLNA Club are at a greater disadvantage than the other two teams. Not only are they behind B.Binh Duong Club and Than Quang Ninh Club in terms of points, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang and the team of Song Han also have to play on the field of Quang Nam Club and Viettel Club. Obviously, the possibility of winning all 3 points of the Nghe An team and SHB Da Nang Club is not really high. Therefore, the 3rd place is difficult to escape from the hands of Than Quang Ninh Club or B.Binh Duong Club.
Of course, nothing can be predicted in football, especially in an unpredictable tournament like V.League. The hope of SLNA and SHB Da Nang Club winning 3rd place is indeed fragile, but that does not mean everything is decided. Who knows, at Cua Ong Stadium and Go Dau Stadium, the team of Coach Phan Thanh Hung and the team of Coach Nguyen Thanh Son are the 2 losers, and SLNA and SHB Da Nang Club leave Tam Ky Stadium and Hang Day Stadium with 3 points in hand.
