Philippines vs Vietnam score prediction: Advantage leans towards Vietnam

Although the Philippines have home advantage, they will face an extremely big challenge when they meet Vietnam - a team with impressive form and a superior history of confrontation.

Vietnam has proven its strength in recent AFF Cups, especially when they won 5 consecutive matches against the Philippines. Most recently, in June 2024, Vietnam defeated the Philippines with a score of 3-2 in a dramatic match. Coach Kim Sang Sik's students showed diverse attacking ability and good organization in defense, which helped the red team become a strong candidate for a ticket to the semi-finals.

On the contrary, the Philippines are struggling in terms of form and strength. In the last 5 matches, they have only won 1 match, and that is not an impressive result. At the AFF Cup 2024, they drew with Laos and Myanmar, while being defeated by Thailand and Tajikistan. This shows that coach Kristensen Bjorn Martin's team has not yet been able to stabilize in terms of playing style and tactics. Moreover, despite having some notable naturalized players, the quality of the Philippines' squad is still not comparable to Vietnam, especially in terms of attacking ability.

Head-to-head history also favors Vietnam as over the past 12 years, the Philippines has never defeated Vietnam, with 5 losses and 5 draws. This further increases the confidence of the Vietnamese players ahead of this match.

Although the Philippines will fight hard at home to earn points, with their consistent form and superior strength, Vietnam is expected to continue to maintain their impressive record against their opponents. However, the red team needs to be cautious in their play and avoid making mistakes, because the Philippines will certainly have explosive moments when needed.

Score prediction: 1-2. This will certainly be a difficult but worthy victory for coach Kim Sang Sik and his team.