Will SLNA be able to pay its 'debt' to Hai Phong?

With a gap of 9 points compared to the bottom team Quang Nam, while only 4 matches left, SLNA has a 99% chance of staying in the league. How SHB.Da Nang and SLNA play will greatly affect the situation of the reverse final round.

Customers want points

SLNA foreign players are excited after the victory against Quang Nam. Photo: VPF

Until now, Hai Phong is still in a "bell hanging by a thread" position when only 4 points more than Quang Nam. Although the advantage is to host Quang Nam in the last round at home, the team from Hai Phong certainly cannot take risks. After losing at Hoa Xuan Stadium, what coach Anh Tuan and his students need to do now is to get points aboveVinh Stadiumbefore returning home to meet Thanh Hoa.

This reverse final round becomes more unpredictable when 3 out of 6 coaches are originally from SLNA. So experts believe that although they are at a disadvantage, it is not necessarily Quang Nam with the appearance of the newHead coach Nguyen Thanh Conghave been relegated. This makes Hai Phong, Nam Dinh andThanh Hoa must be careful, both kicking and listening.

Back to the technical issue, the away team's recent form has not been good, in the last 5 matches,Hai Phongonly had 1 victory for themselves, which was against SLNA. The rest they had to accept 3 defeats and 1 draw. The team's attack only scored 4 goals and the defense conceded 5 goals. Although there was support from Nghiem Xuan Tu, Mac Hong Quan as well as calling back Diego Fagan, it is clear that Hai Phong still had to struggle in the relegation battle atV-League 2020.

Home team is the upper hand

Van Duc has returned to his peak form. Photo: VPF

In this match, SLNA will have the service of the "rock" in the defense - center back Gustavo Santos. This will more or less limit the rampage of the striker pair Silva and Fagan in the last round of the first leg. Not to mention, after the victory against Quang Nam, surely the two foreign players Samuel and Dos Santos will play better, especiallyVan Duchas returned to its true form.

Goalkeeper Van Hoang just had an excellent performance at Vinh Stadium, discouraging the strikers of the Quang Nam team. Van Hoang's contract with the Vinh Stadium team is about to expire, he is about to welcome his first child, with this form, the SLNA goalkeeper will certainly have a new valuable contract.

Hai Phong is not a strong team in both attack and defense. They are playing with a thirst for points, which is a condition for SLNA to play their forte in defensive counter-attacking. The fact that the two foreign players have somewhat gotten into the rhythm with the team will make captain Manh Hung's return to Vinh Stadium more difficult.

Certainly the match at Vinh and Thanh Hoa stadiums will be connected to the internet. If Quang Nam loses, the tension of the match at Vinh stadium will be reduced a lot. It is not difficult to know that if the Quang Nam team gets points, coach Pham Anh Tuan and his team cannot sit still and wait for their direct opponents to catch up.

For many Nghe An audiences, it is unacceptable that Mpande, who has not scored in 8 consecutive matches, easily scored a hat-trick against SLNA. If SLNA’s coaching staff and players share the same thoughts, Hai Phong will face many difficulties when coming to Vinh Stadium.