Quang Nam - SLNA: With Virtue and Talent, we will surely win!

V-League round 8 schedule.

SLNA is in good form after 2 wins against SHB.Da Nang, with a 5-1 aggregate victory, will have a trip to the defending champion Quang Nam. The champion is also not in good form as it is only in 10th place, with 8 points after 7 matches and is only 2 points ahead of SLNA.

No team has ever taken 3 points when coming to Tam Ky.

In recent seasons, Quang Nam has traditionally played well at home. This season, out of the three away teams Saigon, FLC Thanh Hoa, and S.Khanh Hoa, only Tai Em's team scored 1 goal against the home team, FLC Thanh Hoa lost 1-0, and the Coastal City team drew 0-0.

Foreign player Claudecir of Quang Nam is losing form. Photo: To Minh

Claudecir's falling into a "disunity" scheme by a rival in the V-League caused turmoil within Quang Nam and this foreign player lost his form, causing coach Hoang Van Phuc's attack to play ineffectively. Although having 5 points after 3 home matches, Quang Nam FC has only scored 2 goals.

SLNA came to Tam Ky as the 4th away team, and are currently second to last in the standings. Their only win came away, against coach Miura’s team. SLNA is playing better away than at home. This is a match where, except for goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, coach Duc Thang has his strongest squad.

This is extremely important because the matches between Quang Nam and SLNA are always open and have many goals. With enough players, SLNA's coaching staff will have an easier time handling the situation, with the hope of being the first away team to pocket 3 points when leaving Tam Ky Stadium.

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Up to now, the 2017 Golden Ball winner Dinh Thanh Trung has not regained his form from last season, with 13 goals and 13 assists in 35 matches. In many matches, people have not seen the trio Thanh Trung, Huy Hung and Thanh Hung coordinate well in the midfield area like last year.

While naturalized player Nguyen Trung Dai Duong gained weight and played more heavily, Thiago still maintained his stable performance. But that was not enough for Quang Nam, who are in the middle of the V-League 2018 rankings. They just lost 3-1 to B.Binh Duong at Go Dau Stadium due to the enthusiasm of "veteran" Tan Tai.

Tuan Tai is in good form at the National Cup. Photo: Duc Anh

The away team just had 2 victories against SHB.Da Nang with a total score of 5-1. But SLNA players will not be too complacent and intoxicated with victory because they know that half of coach Minh Phuong's main squad will sit out the match at Vinh Stadium. But the return of Osmar, Ngoc Toan and Phuc Tinh is a good sign, especially when Tuan Tai and Van Duc continuously scored goals.

It is not difficult to guess that most of the SLNA squad that started the second leg of the National Cup quarter-finals will continue to be trusted when facing Quang Nam.

Foreign player Osmar still needs time to adapt after injury and will find it difficult to claim a position if Tuan Tai continues to play impressively like this. On the right wing, it seems that Cao Xuan Thang has caught up with the Nghe team's playing style with simple but effective crosses.

When the team is having difficulties in V-League 2018, SLNA fans will appear and stand by the team. Hundreds of fans from Da Nang will travel to Tam Ky to cheer for Van Duc and his teammates. Nghe An audiences believe that "having Duc, now having Tai" will surely win.