Saudi Arabia - Vietnam: Faint hope for the away team
(Baonghean.vn) - In all aspects, coach Park Hang-seo and his team are not rated as highly as the Saudi Arabian team in terms of winning chances, at least in this match.
In addition to the advantage of playing at home, coach Herve Renard's team also possesses a force that is somewhat superior in terms of both professional level and battle experience (the average age of the Saudi Arabia team is 26.6, while theVietnam teamis 25.2).
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| A relaxed mentality is a powerful weapon of the Vietnam National Team. Photo: VFF |
And just looking at the squad value of the two teams is enough to see the big difference. While the squad value of the Saudi Arabian team is 29 million euros, the squad value of the Vietnamese team is only 5.65 million euros (according to Transfermarkt).
Not only did they have to play away from home, against a very strong opponent - a familiar guest of the World Cup finals (Saudi Arabia has participated in the biggest football festival on the planet 5 times), the Vietnamese team also could not bring their strongest force to the host country.
Center back Bui Tien Dung, left back Doan Van Hau and central midfielder Do Hung Dung are the three players who must stay in Hanoi to recover from injuries. The absence of the three players mentioned above will significantly affect the strength of Coach Park Hang-seo's team.
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| The Saudi Arabian team has many excellent players. Photo: SAFF |
Furthermore, the head-to-head record between the two teams in the past is leaning towards the representative of West Asian football. According to statistics, after 2 matches against the Saudi Arabian team in the World Cup qualifiers (World Cup 2002), the Vietnamese team had to accept defeat with the scores of 0-4 and 0-5.
However, in football, all statistics are for reference only. Therefore, the match between Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, taking place in the early morning of September 3, is no exception. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team still have reasons to believe in a favorable result against the home team.
Hopefully, the Vietnamese team will continue to show its "charm" against the representatives of the Gulf region, to have an impressive start in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia./.
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