Song Lam Nghe An's match schedule at V.League 2023: Favorable or difficult?

The first vantage point forLam River Nghe AnIn the schedule of phase 1 of V.League 2023, the number of matches played at home is the number of matches played at home. With 7 matches played at Vinh Stadium (compared to 6 matches played away), the Nghe An team will have great support from the home audience, thereby accumulating important points for the goal of entering the Top 6 of V.League phase 1. In the 2022 V.League season, in 12 home matches, Song Lam Nghe An won 6 matches, drew 3 matches and lost only 3 matches. This is not a bad achievement for the Nghe An team.

Song Lam Nghe An has a favorable match schedule in phase 1 of V.League 2023. Photo: VPF

Besides, in the opening match, coach Huy Hoang's team only had to host the mid-level team SHB Da Nang, a very good opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An to have a smooth start to the V.League. Thereby creating psychological momentum for the Nghe team to play well in the next matches. However, the Song Han team is not an easy opponent, when in the 2022 V.League season, Song Lam Nghe An only earned 1 point in 2 matches against coach Phan Thanh Hung's team (losing 1-3 in the first leg and drawing 2-2 at home).

Another advantage in the Nghe An team's schedule is that coach Huy Hoang's team only has to face weak and average opponents in the early stages of the season. This will be an opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An to accumulate points before having to face strong teams such as Viettel Club (Round 10), Topenland Binh Dinh (Round 12) and Hanoi Club (Round 13). If they play well in the previous rounds, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates can completely enter these "key matches" with a comfortable and confident mentality.

Song Lam Nghe An's match schedule at V.League 2023. Photo: VPF

In addition to the above advantages, there will also be some difficulties awaiting the Nghe An team in the upcoming schedule.V.League 2023 competition. That is having to play away at the home field of very strong clubs in the current V.League such as Viettel Club (Round 10), Hanoi Club (Round 13). Along with that, Song Lam Nghe An also has to play away at the home field of two new giants of Vietnamese football, Nam Dinh Club and Cong An Nhan Dan. These difficult matches will be high-intensity tests for the strength and ambition of the Nghe team in V.League 2023.

An interesting point in the schedule of Song Lam Nghe An in the first phase of V.League 2023 is that in 6 away matches, 5 of the Nghe An team will play in the Northern region and 3 of them will be at Hang Day Stadium (against Cong An Nhan Dan, Viettel Club and Hanoi Club). This will be an advantage for coach Huy Hoang and his team in traveling to play away matches. The only match that the Nghe An team will have to "go South" is the match against host Khanh Hoa at 19/8 Nha Trang Stadium in round 4.

With a favorable match schedule, hopefully coach Huy Hoang and his team will achieve good results to enter the Top 6 in phase 1 of V.League 2023.