Reasons to believe Song Lam Nghe An will have its first victory in V.League 2023-2024
(Baonghean.vn) - This weekend, Song Lam Nghe An will host Quang Nam Club at home. This is a great opportunity for coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team to have their first victory in V.League this year.
Spirits are high
The resounding 6-2 victory over Dong Thap Club was like a spiritual medicine for the players.Lam River Nghe AnThat medicine helps Nghe An players to be more confident and excited in the upcoming matches. Especially, when they just lost to Dong A Thanh Hoa in the 3rd round of V.League.
For a team with many young players like Song Lam Nghe An, confidence is a very important factor. With this confidence, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's students will continue to deploy the fluid playing style they demonstrated in the recent National Cup match. That will be the premise to help Song Lam Nghe An get their first victory in this year's V.League.
Besides, the recent 6-2 victory has also greatly strengthened the faith of the hometown fans in the young team of coach Phan Nhu Thuat. Therefore, it will not be surprising if many spectators come to Vinh Stadium to cheer for their hometown team. This will be a huge spiritual motivation for the Nghe An team.
The Nghe An team has a very good head-to-head record.
In the history of V.League, the two teams Song Lam Nghe An and Quang Nam Club have met each other a total of 14 times and the head-to-head record is overwhelmingly in favor of the Nghe team: the home team Vinh won 7 matches, drew 4 matches and lost only 3 matches.
In particular, at home, Song Lam Nghe An has won 5 matches, drawn 1 match and lost only 1 match. The memorable victories in these matches are the resounding 6-1 victory in V.League 2014 and 4-1 in V.League 2020. Therefore, Vinh Stadium is one of the "dangerous grounds" for coach Van Sy Son and his team in V.League. And this is the basis to believe in a victory for the team.Coach Phan Nhu Thuat.
In addition, Song Lam Nghe An's performance at Vinh Stadium in the last 5 matches is also quite good. Coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team has had 2 wins, 2 draws and only lost 1 match. Therefore, if the home team plays at their best, Quang Nam Club will hardly have a chance to make a surprise at Vinh Stadium.
Unstable performance of Quang Nam Club
After the first 4 matches of the 2023-2024 season, coach Van Sy Son and his team had 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. In which, the only victory of the Quang Nam team was against the team playing in the First Division - Hoa Binh Club in the National Cup. Therefore, this is an achievement that cannot meet the expectations of Quang Nam fans.
Especially when they were heavily invested before the season started. Hoang Vu Samson, Paulo Conrado, Yago Ramos and Stephen Eze arrived at Tam Ky Stadium one after another. These are all foreign players with quite good quality in V.League. Besides that, there are quality domestic players supported by Hanoi Club such as Le Van Tu, Mach Ngoc Ha or Nguyen Van Cong. It can be said that Quang Nam Club is a team with quite even player quality and depth in V.League.
However, the Quang Nam team has not been able to find the most satisfactory lineup and playing style. The imbalance between the offense and defense is easily seen in the team of coach Van Sy Son. There were times when Quang Nam Club arranged up to 6 offensive-minded players in the lineup and that made them reveal gaps in the defense.
The loss to Khanh Hoa Club in round 3 is a typical example. While coach Van Sy Son's team was struggling to find a way into the away team's goal, they had to suffer a counterattack from their opponent. Therefore, it is very likely that in the upcoming match, the imbalance between attack and defense of Quang Nam Club will make them pay the price again.
The Fate of Michael Olaha
In the last 4 matches against Quang Nam Club, the Nigerian striker has scored 2 goals. And both of Olaha's goals brought victory to the Nghe An team.
That was the goal that sealed the 2-1 victory in V.League 2018 and the opening goal in the 2-0 victory in V.League 2019. Hopefully, this Nigerian striker will continue to score in the next match to bring victory to the home team.
Another striker of Song Lam Nghe An also had very good memories in the confrontation with the Quang Nam team, Ho Phuc Tinh. This striker born in 1994 scored a double in the 2-2 draw with Quang Nam Club in V.League 2019. This is also the most memorable mark of striker Ho Phuc Tinh in V.League.
The matches between Song Lam Nghe An and Quang Nam Club are always exciting and have many goals. Hopefully, in the upcoming match, the two teams will continue to create a goal feast at Vinh Stadium and coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team will take advantage of home field advantage to get their first victory atV.League 2023-2024.
The match between Song Lam Nghe An and Quang Nam Club takes place at 5:00 p.m. on December 2 at Vinh Stadium.
