Thanh Hoa - SLNA Prediction: King of Draw Seeks Victory

On the V.League 2019 rankings, SLNA is ranked 4th, equal in points with Than Quang Ninh (22) and only 1 point more than Thanh Hoa. The opportunity to break into the Top 3 is very high if any team wins.

Thanh Hoa FC, despite many changes in the coaching staff and squad recently, has a 9-match unbeaten streak. In the last 5 matches, Thanh Hoa has won 3 and drawn 2. The Thanh team's attack is currently the best in the V.League, second only to Hanoi (24 goals).

SLNA won big against Thanh Hoa in the first leg at Vinh Stadium. Photo: Duc Anh

Meanwhile, SLNA is having quite unstable performance. The Nghe An team has only won 1 match and drawn 3 matches in the last 5 matches. The away team SLNA continues to be the strangest team in V.League with the most solid defense (9 goals conceded), the weakest attack (13 goals scored), the most draws (7 matches) and the fewest losses (2).

In the history of confrontation, the two teams met a total of 25 times, the record is very balanced when each team won 11 matches and 3 matches were drawn. At Thanh Hoa Stadium, the home team won 7 matches, drew 2 and lost 4 against SLNA.

Regarding the squad, SLNA will have the return of Hoang Van Khanh and Ho Khac Ngoc in this match. In the previous match, Van Khanh was suspended for receiving 3 yellow cards and Khac Ngoc suffered a minor injury.

The upcoming match at Thanh Hoa promises to be exciting because both SLNA and Thanh Hoa have added quality foreign players to their attack, Vinicius and Stevens. SLNA's defense is keeping the most clean sheets and this will be tested against the home team's trio of strikers Stevens - Romario - G. Kurtaj.

The confrontations between Thanh Hoa and SLNA were fierce. Photo: Lam Thoa

Before this match, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang highly appreciated his opponent: “Victory is what every team aims for, but for now, we aim to get points against Thanh Hoa. Since the 7th round, Thanh Hoa has gradually regained its strength with convincing victories and I think the upcoming match between SLNA and Thanh Hoa is a match worth watching and waiting for.”

In terms of force balance, SLNA is considered to be slightly better. However, the home team Thanh Hoa is maintaining its form and excitement. The match between Thanh Hoa and SLNA will take place at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, July 12.

EXPECTED LINEUP

SLNA:TM Nguyen Manh, Dinh Hoang, Van Khanh, Damir Memovic, Dinh Dong, Ngoc Toan, Khac Ngoc, Xuan Thang, Xuan Manh, Michael Olaha, Joel Vinicius.

Thanh Hoa:TM Ba Son, Van Nam, Minh Tung, Van Dai, G. Kurtaj, Van Hieu, Xuan Cuong, Quoc Trung, Trong Hung, Stevens, Van Thang.

Coach Vu Quang Bao returns to lead Thanh Hoa Club

(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Nguyen Duc Thang resigned as head coach of Thanh Hoa Club after 14 months of coaching there and the new head coach of the Thanh team is Coach Vu Quang Bao.