Hot spots at Hang Day Stadium

In 20 meetings, the home team Hanoi FC won 9, drew 7 and lost only 4. But in matches between teams with many players with personality, all statistics are meaningless.

In the 2020 V.League season, the home team Hanoi was winning like a bamboo splitter, suddenly young midfielder Dang Van Lam scored from a long-range shot, Song Lam Nghe An won. So in this match, the one-on-one confrontations on the field greatly decided the outcome of the match.

Van Quyet and Que Ngoc Hai will have an interesting confrontation. Photo: AFF

Van Quyet - Que Ngoc Hai: The two captains of Hanoi FC and Song Lam Nghe An are both former national team captains, so they have more than enough courage and experience. People have seen Van Quyet as the author of many unique goals. Taking advantage of quick free kicks in the V.League in recent years, Ngoc Hai is always present at hot spots with the "face of Gattuso- AC Milan". Van Quyet is no stranger to how dangerous Que Ngoc Hai's tackles are.

Traditionally, the home team's number 10 will often play on the left where Dinh Hoang is in charge, but it is not surprising if Van Quyet exploits Hoang Van Khanh's position. Both sides will be on the lookout and whichever captain is highly focused will help his team gain the advantage.

Hung Dung - Oseni: Mr. Chun Jae-Ho has many players who can play the anchor midfielder position in the 4-1-4-1 formation, but in our opinion, in this match that is predicted to be tense, Hung Dung will take on this position. Simply, compared to Dau Van Toan, the national team captain's blocking ability is rated higher. To get points, the home team's midfield must separate Olaha and Oseni from the rest of the team.

As a target striker, Oseni’s ability to press and sweep has been proven by Hanoi players. If the Nigerian player is allowed to escape, the only way to stop this number 91 is to foul him.

Van Duc - Thanh Chung. Playing as a right-sided center-back, Hanoi's Thanh Chung will have to face Van Duc a lot. With the presence of Sy Hoang in the role of winger in the 3-1-4-2 formation, Song Lam Nghe An's number 20 will play inside and have more room to perform. As a national team player who plays a lot, Van Duc is very strange in scoring goals. He can be absent-minded throughout the whole match, but just one mistake will make the opponent pay the price. As teammates on the national team, both know each other quite well, so who will "launch a new move" remains to be seen.

Siladi Vladimir- Xuan Manh. With 3 goals scored for the home team Hanoi, Siladi Vladimir is the player that Xuan Manh must pay attention to. The Serbian striker is only 1.76m tall, so he moves widely to receive through balls from Hung Dung and Van Quyet. Midfielder Xuan Manh is the "rock" in front of the 3-man defense of Song Lam Nghe An because of his strong and durable playing style. Not only does he defend well, but Xuan Manh also scored a goal against Hai Phong with a classy aerial duel.

Supporting Siladi Vladimir is new player Tonci Mujan (Croatia), the player who scored against H.Ha Tinh just a few minutes after entering the field. It is likely that Hanoi FC will only play with 2 foreign players because Serbian player Uros Deric did not pass the medical examination. But Xuan Manh, Xuan Tien and Van Duc will definitely have to control the midfield area in front of Hanoi FC's midfield consisting of all national team players.

In the stands, Nghe An fans will certainly not be outdone by the home fans. With the well-organized match, thousands of Song Lam Nghe An fans will enthusiastically cheer for coach Huy Hoang and his team, determined to get points.