Will Song Lam Nghe An reach the Top 3?
(Baonghean.vn) - In the second leg, the Nghe An team will rest for round 22. After the match against Hanoi FC at Vinh Stadium, Song Lam Nghe An has 5 home matches and 6 away matches left. Will Song Lam Nghe An be able to finish in the Top 3 as the goal at the beginning of the season?
According to the match schedule, after the match against Hanoi FC, Song Lam Nghe An will meet the following opponents: Dong A Thanh Hoa (away), SHB.Da Nang, Viettel (home), Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (away), Saigon (home), Ho Chi Minh City (away), Binh Duong (home), Binh Dinh, Hai Phong (away), Nam Dinh (home).
Competitor analysis
Thus, Song Lam Nghe An's 6 away matches will be against Dong A Thanh Hoa, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Dinh, Hai Phong and 5 home matches will be against SHB.Da Nang, Viettel, Saigon, Binh Duong, Nam Dinh.
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Viettel is a formidable opponent of Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: VFC |
First of all, with a gap of 7 points and an outstanding force, up to 90% of Mr. Hien's team will win the V.League 2022 championship, even a few rounds in advance. Hanoi FC has excellently won a hat-trick of awards for August V.League 2022 with the title of Best Coach of the Month for Mr. Chun Jae-ho; Best Player of the Month for Nguyen Van Quyet and Best Team of the Month. With a deep squad, not heavily dependent on foreign players, still having Thanh Luong, Minh Tuan, Duc Hoang, Van Dung as "reserves", and being supplemented with defender Tan Sinh, the Capital team is too strong compared to the rest of the V.League.
SoLam River Nghe AnAlong with Viettel, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Binh Dinh and Hai Phong will be the main competitors competing for the remaining two medals. Regarding domestic players, Song Lam Nghe An, Viettel, Hoang Anh Gia Lai are considered to be better, but regarding foreign players, the Nghe team is not highly rated, having only contributed 4 of the team's 15 goals.
The draw schedule for the Nghe team will meet Viettel at home and the remaining 3 opponents on away field, that is the first disadvantage that coach Huy Hoang and his team must overcome. In the 3 away matches against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Binh Dinh and Hai Phong, the match at Plei-ku seems to be "easier". Broadly speaking, only 2 matches against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Ho Chi Minh City, Song Lam Nghe An is considered to be superior to the home team, it is expected that the Nghe team will earn 6-8 points in the away matches of the return leg of V.League 2022.
The goal of the Nghe An football team
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To get into the Top 3, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates need at least 18-19 more points. Photo: SLFC |
To shorten the gap of 2 points with the Top 3 teams, it is necessary to get points, even 3 points against the visiting teams SHB.Da Nang, Saigon, Binh Duong, Nam Dinh. If the team from Thanh Nam is in danger, the last match of the season at Vinh Stadium will promise to be tense, deciding the fate of the season of the 2 teams. In the first leg, the team from Nghe An earned 12 points after 6 matches at Vinh Stadium, if they want to enter the Top 3, they must earn at least 11 more points.
Thus, to enter the Top 3, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates must have 18-19 more points and the teams in the medal competition group Viettel, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Binh Dinh and Hai Phong have more than 1 draw when directly facing each other. The upcoming turn when meeting Dong A Thanh Hoa (away), SHB.Da Nang, Viettel (home), coach Huy Hoang and his team must win at least 6 points, in which they are determined to win against their direct opponent Viettel.