SLNA - Thanh Hoa: Win to return to the top

In the total of 24 previous meetings, SLNA won 10 matches, drew 3 and lost 11. At Vinh Stadium, the Nghe team won 6, drew 1 and lost 5 against the Thanh team. In the last 5 confrontations, SLNA often received losing results.

However, it should be remembered that Thanh Hoa is no longer a force capable of competing for the championship as before. The pillars of the team such as Pape Omar, Trong Hoang, Hoang Thinh… have left the team one after another.

In the away team, only Le Van Thang, Hoang Dinh Tung and foreign player Romario Gordon are worth noting in the attack. In defense, there are the central defenders Nguyen Minh Tung and Dinh Tien Thanh.

The matches between SLNA and Thanh Hoa are always very fierce. Photo: Thang Nguyen

In the match against Hanoi, SLNA launched a starting lineup with an average age of 28. Among them, there was not a single player under the age of 23. This proves that the Nghe An team is lacking youth because faces like Van Duc, Xuan Manh, Tuan Tai are injured.

Another statistic is also very noteworthy, if Thanh Hoa only had 2 goals, scored in the first and second half, SLNA had 4 goals but all came in the first half. In the second half, SLNA players could not score 1 goal in the past 4 matches.

On the V.League 2019 rankings, Thanh Hoa is at the bottom with only 2 points, so the Thanh team will visit SLNA with the spirit of having nothing to lose. SLNA, after the humiliating defeat at Hang Day, is also determined to regain the trust of fans.

Currently, SLNA has 7 points, only 3 points behind the top group. Therefore, if they win, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team can completely return to the Top.

Photo: VPF

DISCIPLINARY DECISIONS IN ROUND 4 OF V.LEAGUE 2019
Hang Day Stadium's organizers were fined 20 million VND for allowing Song Lam Nghe An fans to set off flares during the match between Hanoi and SLNA (April 7).
Song Lam Nghe An Club was fined 20 million VND for allowing fans to set off flares during the match between Hanoi and SLNA (April 7).

Song Lam Nghe An lost 0-4 to Hanoi at Hang Day.

(Baonghean.vn) - As predicted, the match between Hanoi and Song Lam Nghe An took place with the home team having the advantage with many goals scored. However, this was a match in which the away team SLNA could not show much against a very strong attack from the defending champions.