SLNA - Nam Dinh, 5:00 p.m. (April 27): The home team will "take advantage of the victory to advance"
(Baonghean.vn) - Having won two consecutive victories against Thanh Hoa and SHB Da Nang convincingly, there is no reason why Song Lam Nghe An should not take advantage of the opportunity to welcome Nam Dinh at home to break away from the top of the V.League 2019 rankings.
Situation after round 6
After the first rounds of V.League 2019, the rankings have begun to segment. At the top, Ho Chi Minh City Club still maintains its impressive performance and ranks first with 16 points. Ranked second is Hanoi Club with 14 points and SLNA ranks third with 13 points. In round 7, SLNA returns to Vinh Stadium to welcome Nam Dinh.
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| Top of V.League 2019 rankings before round 7. Photo: VTC |
Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City will face Hanoi at Hang Day, which is an opportunity for the Nghe An team to break away. If they win 3 points against Thanh Nam, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will have a great chance to climb to 2nd place on the rankings. However, if they only get 1 point, SLNA will easily be caught up by the following opponents, Than Quang Ninh or Hai Phong.
Head to Head History
Historically, the two teams have met a total of 14 times, but the advantage is on SLNA's side. The Nghe An team has 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. At Vinh Stadium, SLNA has only lost 1 match in V.League 2018, drawn 1 match and won 5 matches in history.
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| SLNA has only lost to Nam Dinh once at Vinh Stadium. Photo: Duc Anh |
SLNA's form and two consecutive wins recently are also what makes the away team wary. Nguyen Manh and the SLNA defense are currently holding 4 clean sheets. Meanwhile, Nam Dinh is ranked at the bottom of the table with 6 points despite winning against Binh Duong in the last round.
“I still appreciate Nam Dinh team. Although this year Nam Dinh has had key players leave, they have invested quite well in foreign players with 1 naturalized player and 3 foreign players. Moreover, Nam Dinh is a young team with a very good fighting spirit. They also have many local players who make up the identity of this team."
Force situation
In this match, SLNA will continue to be without foreign player Alves Santos. The Brazilian player is serving a suspension and the player most likely to be chosen to start will be Vo Ngoc Toan, the player who played well in the victory over Da Nang, or Ho Phuc Tinh.
The ability to run and attract the defense of this striker will more or less help the remaining attacking players of SLNA. Without Phan Van Duc, Pham Xuan Manh, Ho Tuan Tai, SLNA still has Michael Olaha who is in very good form with 3 goals, 3 times winning the title of best player of the match.
Despite being underestimated, Nam Dinh's foreign players are considered to be quite good with two faces Diogo Pereira, Patiyo Tambwe and Manuel Tony in the defense. However, due to injury, Diogo is absent and the most important task of SLNA's defense is to lock down Patiyo Tambwe, a striker who has played in the V.League for 8 seasons.
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| Visiting SLNA at Vinh Stadium, Nam Dinh is very determined because they won against Nghe An team last season. Photo: Duc Anh |
After saying goodbye to a series of veterans, Nam Dinh had to renew its personnel, promoting players from the youth team to become the core. Experience is something that SLNA is more highly valued for, with a series of stars who have worn the national team jersey for many years.
One factor that SLNA’s coaching staff will have to pay attention to in this match is Nam Dinh’s ability to score late in the game. Half of Nam Dinh’s goals in the V.League at this time have come from minutes 60-90.
SLNA, on the other hand, often plays well and takes advantage of opportunities from the 30th to the 45th minute. The upcoming match at Vinh Stadium is predicted to be very difficult for Nam Dinh, but if SLNA shows signs of subjectivity, anything can happen.
EXPECTED LINEUP
SLNA: TM Nguyen Manh, Dinh Hoang, Damir Memovic, Van Khanh, Dinh Dong, The Cuong, Van Binh, Khac Ngoc, Ngoc Toan, Ho Phuc Tinh, Michael Olaha.
Nam Dinh: TM Xuan Viet, Van Phu, Huu Dinh, Manuel Tony, Ha Long, Quoc Cuong, Thanh Truong, Van Truong, Minh Tuan, Patiyo Tambwe.
PREDICTION: 2-0
The match between SLNA and Nam Dinh in round 7 of V.League 2019 will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Vinh Stadium.
SLNA coach Duc Thang points out Nam Dinh's strengths
(Baonghean.vn) - In round 7 of V.League 2019, Song Lam Nghe An will welcome Nam Dinh at Vinh Stadium on April 27. Coach Duc Thang of SLNA highly appreciated the foreign players of the away team.
