Home field paradox in the match SLNA – Sanna Khanh Hoa

Here are some notable statistics related to this match:

Since being promoted to V.League (2015), Sanna Khanh Hoa has met SLNA a total of 9 times in all competitions. The results are as follows: Sanna Khanh Hoa won 3 times, drew 4 times and lost 2 times.

In the 2015 season, Sanna Khanh Hoa met SLNA in 2 matches at V.League. The first leg took place at 19/8 Stadium, the two teams tied with a score of 2-2. The second leg took place at the “fire pan of Vinh city”, SLNA lost to the away team with a minimum score of 0-1.

SLNA always faces difficulties against the visiting team Sanna Khanh Hoa. Photo: Archive

In the 2016 season, SLNA faced Sanna Khanh Hoa 3 times with the results of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

In that year's V.League, the Nghe An team held Sanna Khanh Hoa to a 2-2 draw at 19/8 Stadium and in the second leg at Vinh Stadium, the coastal team surprisingly won 2-1.

In the National Cup arena, Cao Xuan Thang's only goal helped SLNA beat Sanna Khanh Hoa with a score of 1-0 right at Vinh Stadium.

In the 2017 season, SLNA met Sanna Khanh Hoa in 2 matches in the V.League. The first leg took place at Vinh Stadium, the two teams drew 2-2, after SLNA took the early lead thanks to goals from Tran Phi Son and Henry. The second leg took place at 19/8 Stadium, the two teams drew 1-1 again, this time the home team scored the opening goal.

Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN promises to cause a lot of trouble for the "giants" in V-League. Photo: Internet

Last season, SLNA only met Sanna Khanh Hoa twice in the V.League. In the first leg at Vinh City, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team were defeated by Sanna Khanh Hoa with a minimal score thanks to the only goal of Lam Ti Phong. However, the Nghe An team was able to repay the debt in the second leg at 19/8 Stadium. Two goals from Ho Khac Ngoc and Jeremie Lynch helped SLNA win 2-1 against Sanna Khanh Hoa.

Thus, in the V.League arena, the Nghe team has not defeated Sanna Khanh Hoa every time the two teams met at Vinh Stadium (1 draw, 3 losses).

Similarly, Sanna Khanh Hoa has not had a single victory after 4 times hosting the guests from Nghe An (lost 1, drew 3). Through that, it can be seen that both SLNA and Sanna Khanh Hoa have better achievements on the opponent's field. It feels like 19/8 field is SLNA's home field, while Vinh field is the home field of the coastal city team.

Sanna Khanh Hoa (in blue) is going through a series of bad matches. Photo: VPF

Before entering the match in round 10, the achievements of the two teams in the last 5 matches were quite opposite. While SLNA went through an unbeaten record (won 2, drew 3), coach Vo Dinh Tan and his team only won 2 points/5 matches. The Nghe team is trying to find the opponent's net, after 3 consecutive goalless draws with Nam Dinh, Viettel and Hai Phong. Sanna Khanh Hoa is trying to find the second victory since the beginning of the season.

It seems that coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will face many difficulties in the upcoming match with Sanna Khanh Hoa. Not only is the away team in a corner, not only is SLNA's performance not really high, but simply the Nghe An team is always unlucky in matches with Sanna Khanh Hoa at the "fire pot of Vinh city".

However, in the match taking place on the afternoon of May 18, SLNA still has more opportunities to win all 3 points./.