How many points does Song Lam Nghe An need to reach the top 3 goal?

With theNghe An football teamCurrently ranked 6th, 6 points behind the 3rd ranked team, Hai Phong Club, with 8 more rounds of the season, Song Lam Nghe An still has a chance to achieve the goal set at the beginning of the season. But to do that, how many points do we need to achieve at least?

Schedule of the remaining 8 matches of Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: VPF

According to statistics in the last 5 seasons, from the 2016 V.League season - V.League 2020 (the 2021 V.League season was canceled due to the Covid-19 epidemic), the 3rd place team with the lowest average score was Than Quang Ninh Club in the 2019 V.League season. With 39 points after 26 rounds, Than Quang Ninh Club won an average of 1.5 points/match.

With this average score, the Nghe An team only needs 36 points/24 matches to win 3rd place. That is, in the last 8 matchesLam River Nghe Anonly need to win 14/24 points - a completely achievable number. However, if looking at the overall V.League 2022 season, the number of 36 points is very difficult to get a position in the top 3.

Also in these 5 V.League seasons, the club that won the most points but still had to settle for 3rd place was SHB Da Nang club. In the 2016 V.League season, SHB Da Nang club won 49 points, only 1 point less than the two teams above, Hanoi club and Hai Phong club. With 49 points after 26 rounds, the Song Han team earned an average of 1.88 points per match.

If so, Song Lam Nghe An must win at least 45 points after 24 matches, meaning that coach Huy Hoang and his team must win all remaining matches to win 3rd place. This is probably an impossible task for the Nghe An team.

Summary table of the 3rd placed teams in V.League 5 most recent seasons. Graphics: Xuan Quy

If calculating the average score of the 3rd ranked teams in the last 5 seasons of V.League, this number is 1.70 points/match. With this average score, if Nghe An wants to achieve 3rd place in V.League 2022, it needs 41 points/24 matches. Thus, in the remaining 8 matches, Song Lam Nghe An needs to get at least 19 more points. This is probably too big a number for Nguyen Huy Hoang and his team at this time when they also have to play away at Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Hai Phong and Topendland Binh Dinh. These are also the clubs that are racing with Nghe An for a position in the top 3.

Of course these are just statistics, hopefully the Song Lam Nghe An team will try to play well in each match to bring joy and confidence to the fans.Nghe An fansThat is also the biggest motivation of Song Lam Nghe An at this time.