Quang Nam – SLNA: Decisive battle for TOP 5?

Thanh Hung• October 22, 2019 22:02

(Baonghean.vn) - The result of the match taking place at Tam Ky Stadium tomorrow afternoon (October 23) will greatly affect the rankings in V.League 2019 of both the home team and the away team from Nghe An.

After round 25, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team are in 6th place with 33 points, 1 point behind the team right above them, SLNA. If they can beat SLNA, Quang Nam will take 5th place from their opponent, and even take 4th place from B.Binh Duong, in case the team from Thu Dau Mot loses to Thanh Hoa. Therefore, Dinh Thanh Trung and his teammates will do everything to win 3 full points against the away team SLNA. This is not an easy task, because SLNA still has many goals to strive for in this year's V.League.

Quảng Nam (xanh) vừa có trận hòa 2 – 2 trên sân của CLB Hà Nội. Ảnh: VPF

Quang Nam (blue) just had a 2-2 draw on the field of Hanoi Club. Photo: VPF

Entering the final round, the Nghe An team still has hope to finish V.League 2019 in 3rd place, although it is very fragile. To win the bronze medal, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team must satisfy 2 necessary and sufficient conditions.

Besides the task of defeating Quang Nam (necessary condition), the team currently in 3rd place, Than Quang Ninh (36 points), must lose to Hanoi FC, and the team currently in 4th place, B.Binh Duong (35 points), cannot overcome Thanh Hoa at home (sufficient condition).

Before waiting for the right conditions to happen, Ho Khac Ngoc and his teammates must complete the task of defeating Quang Nam. In case they do not win against the home team, SLNA will be knocked out of the TOP 5, if Saigon FC (33 points), HAGL (32 points), Viettel (33 points) or SHB Da Nang (33 points) win all 3 points in the matches at the same time.

From that, it can be seen that the match with Quang Nam still has a lot of meaning for coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team. The away team will be determined to leave Tam Ky stadium with maximum points.

Trận lượt đi giữa 2 đội, SLNA giành chiến thắng với tỉ số 2 – 0. Ảnh tư liệu

In the first leg between the two teams, SLNA won with a score of 2-0. Photo: Archive

Considering many factors, the opportunities for Quang Nam and SLNA are equal. Coach Vu Hong Viet and his team have the advantage of playing at home, while the Nghe An team has a better head-to-head record. According to statistics, since being promoted (2014) until now, Quang Nam has met SLNA 15 times on all fronts, with a record of 4 wins - 4 draws - 7 losses.

In the first leg match between the two teams in V.League 2019, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team were the overall winners (2-0). And in the last 3 visits to Tam Ky Stadium, the Nghe An team all returned with 1 point in hand.

I wonder what the outcome will be this time?