What tactics will Song Lam Nghe An use when playing away at Khanh Hoa Stadium?

Homeowner confident

In the last round, Khanh Hoa Club just had a 2-0 victory over the host Ho Chi Minh City Club. This was a match in which coach Vo Dinh Tan came up with a reasonable strategy to take full advantage of the opponent's impatience. This victory helped the coastal city team break the streak of 2 consecutive losses and thereby increase the confidence of coach Vo Dinh Tan and his team.

The mobility of the winger duo Dinh Kha and Ryan Ha are key factors in the attacking situation of the coastal city team. Along with that are foreign strikers with ideal height, both Muacri Abdul Pacheco Cassama and Yago Goncalves Nogueira Ramos are 1m90 tall. Therefore, in this match, the main attack direction of Khanh Hoa Club will still be from the two wings.

Midfielder Ryan Ha contributed greatly to Khanh Hoa Club's first victory. Photo: VPF

The attack can make Khanh Hoa fans relatively secure, but the defense is still a concern for the coastal city team.After 3 matchesThey have conceded 5 goals, along with Topeland Binh Dinh Khanh Hoa, who are the ones conceding the most goals in V.League 2023.

In the match against Ho Chi Minh City Club, although the defense of the team from the coastal city kept a clean sheet, it was due to the poor attack of the team from the city named after Uncle Ho (having not scored any goals after 3 rounds). Green Daniel Micheal, Mansaray Victor Nabay and Ho Tuan Tai missed delicious opportunities in front of goalkeeper Van Truong's goal. Although always concentrating a large number of players in the defense, it can be said that the defense of Khanh Hoa Club is quite passive and very easy to penetrate.

However, hosting a team that has not known victory after 3 rounds at home, the home team Khanh Hoa will still aim to win against Song Lam Nghe An to improve their position on the rankings.

The away team is determined.

After 3 draws after 3 matches, the Nghe An team certainly cannot bring satisfaction to the home fans. However, in this match, coach Huy Hoang cannot be hasty to get victory.

Because they have to play away at 19/8 Nha Trang Stadium, it is likely that the coaching staff of the Nghe An team will use a 5-3-2 formation to ensure stability on the home field and wait for counterattack opportunities. This is the formation that Song Lam Nghe An played quite successfully against the home team Dong A Thanh Hoa in round 2 of V.League 2023.

By arranging 5 defenders in the squad, the Nghe An team will limit the danger of the home team Khanh Hoa's flank attacks. With the presence ofVytas GaspuitisAs long as the defensive players play focused, high ball situations will not be too big a problem for Song Lam Nghe An this season.

Center back Vytas Gaspuitis has helped the Nghe An team improve a lot in their ability to defend against high balls. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The trio of Xuan Manh, Trong Hoang and Nam Hai are probably still the midfield options of coach Huy Hoang. Besides the defensive support task, the transition situations of this midfield trio will also be very important for the Nghe team in this match. Facing the not-so-tight defense of the home team, the striker duo Soladio and Olaha really need sharp passes from the midfield to have the opportunity to threaten goalkeeper Le Van Truong's goal.

Especially when the new striker Jordy Soladio scored his first goal for the Nghe An team in the last round. This goal will help the Belgian striker gain more confidence in the upcoming match.

However, the person who plays withSoladio is Michael Olahaneed to quickly improve his form, the lackluster performance of the Nigerian striker in the last 3 rounds is one of the reasons leading to the winless record of the Nghe team. In the last time meeting Khanh Hoa Club, Olaha was one of the scorers in the 4-1 victory of the Nghe team right at 19/8 Nha Trang Stadium. Hopefully, the fate with Khanh Hoa's net (already has 2 goals) will help this striker wearing the number 19 shirt score his first goal in V.League 2023.

Striker Soladio scored his first goal in V.League 2023. Photo: Xuan Thuy

In addition, Song Lam Nghe An's performance as a guest on the field of Khanh Hoa Club is very good. In the last 5 times traveling to the coastal city of Nha Trang, the Nghe team has had 2 wins, 3 draws, scored 11 goals and conceded 7 goals. In the last 2 times, Song Lam Nghe An were the winners. Obviously, the 19/8 field is not a dangerous place for the away team Song Lam Nghe An and coach Huy Hoang and his team have the basis to achieve a good result in this 4th round.

Hopefully the match with Khanh Hoa Club at 19/8 Stadium will be a match that brings a lot of joy to coach Huy Hoang's team and Nghe An fans.