SLNA comes to Thien Truong to claim 'old debt'

Many experts believe that the playing styles of SLNA and Nam Dinh have many similarities, perhaps the players from Nghe An are better in terms of technical ability. In the history of confrontation, the two teams have met 7 times, SLNA won 4, Nam Dinh won 3, there were no draws.

Most recently, the two teams met at Vinh Stadium in round 7 of V-League 2018 and the victory belonged to Nam Dinh. The defeat of SLNA was the first victory that Nam Dinh had achieved since the beginning of the season until that point. The only goal of midfielder Sy Minh was a bitter fruit that the audience and players of SLNA could not forget.

Sy Minh - a memorable name

Coach Nguyen Van Sy did not hide his intention: "The gap between Nam Dinh and the 9th - 10th ranked teams or the lower ranked teams is only about 1 - 2 wins. We have to cherish each match, especially home matches, to get a safe number of points and achieve the goal of staying in the league."

The Thien Truong Stadium team has just signed a contract with foreign player Diogo Junior Pereira. This 27-year-old player has an impressive height of 1m84 and has a very impressive technical foundation, the true quality of a South American player.

Diogo Junior Pereira mainly played in his home country Brazil before joining B.Binh Duong and SHB.Da Nang. His performance was not impressive so Diogo was fired and left Hoa Xuan Stadium to join Nam Dinh, joining the relegation battle of this rookie.

Le Sy Minh is the best player of June voted by GOAL. Photo: Goal

However, Thanh Nam's biggest hope is the midfielder wearing the number 93 shirt. Le Sy Minh has excellently received the title of Best Player of June voted by GOAL after shining brightly in 6 matches of Nam Dinh. The series of 4 sublime matches of the team of Thanh Nam this month has a strong mark of Sy Minh.

From June 3, in the match against FLC Thanh Hoa until last weekend, the 25-year-old midfielder has brought home 3 goals and 4 assists for his team (if counting from the beginning of the season, he has had 6 goals) - equivalent to about 65% of Nam Dinh's total goals in the month.

This number becomes even more meaningful when Nam Dinh won 3/6 of those matches, and suffered only 1 defeat. With 11 points earned, Nam Dinh rose from the bottom of the table to 13th place.

With his talent for scoring against Vu Hai, Sy Minh is the player the away team must be most wary of if they want to leave Thien Truong Stadium with a point. The ability to shoot from afar with power and accuracy is this player's strength.

Still using "domestic soldiers to attract foreign soldiers"

SLNA has just introduced its second foreign player, Jeremie Dwayne Lynch, a Jamaican striker born in 1991, 1m85 tall, who played for Portmore United Club of the Jamaican National Championship and scored 10 goals in 30 matches.

With Jeremie, the away team SLNA has more attacking options. In fact, at Lach Tray Stadium, when the Olaha - Jeremie duo played together to attract the opponent's defenders, Van Duc had the opportunity to score.

Statistics of confrontation results between Nam Dinh and SLNA.

Van Binh's return to Vinh Stadium has significantly strengthened SLNA's blocking ability. One of the factors that helped SLNA win at Lach Tray Stadium is the appearance of midfielder number 15. In the defense, Xuan Manh will have to sit out (due to a penalty card), so Que Ngoc Hai is trying his best to return to play in time.

If the home team has Sy Minh, the away team from Nghe An has midfielder Van Duc who is also playing well. Phan Van Duc is the player who scores the most goals for Song Lam Nghe An with 8 goals in 13 matches. The U23 Vietnam player is also the best domestic striker up to this point.

Speed, the ability to score with both feet, and good aerial combat are Van Duc's strengths. With the advantage in terms of personnel, SLNA is determined to get revenge against the team from Thanh Nam. In addition, it seems that SLNA's coaching staff is keeping Tuan Tai for this revenge match?