Match statistics before the Hai Phong – SLNA game

SLNA has its strongest squad.

In this match, Hai Phong will be without midfielder Vuong Quoc Trung due to accumulating three yellow cards. Meanwhile, the visiting team SLNA has its strongest squad available. Center-back Que Ngoc Hai has recovered from injury, and midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc has returned to the team.

History favors Hai Phong.

According to Soccerway statistics, the two teams have met 27 times in the past. Notably, SLNA has only managed 8 wins, 8 draws, and 11 losses in their history of encounters.

At Lạch Tray Stadium, the team from Nghe An has only managed one win, six draws, and six losses.

SLNA won the first leg 1-0. Photo: Duc Anh

SLNA started the match better than Hai Phong.

Statistics show that Hai Phong is most dangerous between minutes 30 and 45. Coach Truong Viet Hoang's team scored 5 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half and 4 goals in the last 15 minutes of the match (9 goals, 56.2%). Meanwhile, SLNA usually scores goals in the first 15 minutes and the first 15 minutes of the second half (8 goals, 44%).

They're evenly matched.

Although Hai Phong is currently ranked higher than SLNA in the V.League 2018 standings, the match between the two teams is still considered evenly matched. In the first leg, SLNA needed a beautiful goal from Xuan Toan to defeat Hai Phong 1-0. However, Hai Phong boasts the best defense in the V.League, having conceded only 14 goals so far, while SLNA has conceded 19. Fagan is Hai Phong's main striker this season with 6 goals, while for SLNA it's Phan Van Duc (7 goals).

If SLNA wins this match, they will have 23 points and are likely to move into the Top 5. In addition, the match at Lach Tray Stadium will also be the debut of foreign player Jeremie Dwayne Lynch for SLNA.

Despite playing away from home, the Nghe An team has a good chance to maintain their winning streak in the 2018 V.League.