V.League 2017: Great drama lies ahead!

(Baonghean.vn) - Similar to last season, V.League 2017 must wait until the final round to find the real champion. So what are the chances of Quang Nam FC, Hanoi FC and FLC Thanh Hoa winning the title?

The important victory over the opponent - "home team" Quang Nam FC with a minimum score of 1 - 0, helped coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team gain a big advantage in the race to the championship. Just need to overcome Than Quang Ninh in the 26th round, Hanoi FC will definitely win the cup without having to care about the results of the 2 matches Quang Nam FC - Ho Chi Minh City Club, SLNA - FLC Thanh Hoa taking place at the same time. According to the regulations of V.League, the first index to determine the ranking between 2 or more teams with equal points is the result in direct confrontations (first leg - second leg).

Hanoi FC (purple shirt) holds the right to decide in the championship race. Photo: Hai Thinh

With the above regulations, Hanoi FC is the team with the biggest advantage when the representative of the capital football has a better head-to-head record than FLC Thanh Hoa (won 2-1 at home, drew 3-3 away), and Quang Nam FC (lost 1-2 at Tam Ky Stadium, won 1-0 at Hang Day Stadium). If, in the final round, all 3 teams Hanoi FC, Quang Nam FC, FLC Thanh Hoa have the same result of winning - losing - drawing, then Van Quyet and his teammates will win the championship, even though they have the same score as the other 2 opponents. The remaining obstacle for coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team is Than Quang Ninh - a team that no longer has a chance to win the championship.

However, in front of the home crowd, it is unlikely that Minh Tuan and his teammates will accept to give up and let Hanoi FC leave Cam Pha Stadium with 3 easy points. What worries Vietnamese football fans the most at the moment is the playing attitude of Than Quang Ninh. If the rumors surrounding the close relationship between the team from the Mining land and Hanoi FC are true, then the possibility of Than Quang Ninh "suddenly" playing below their ability is completely possible. And if coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team play all out to prove their honesty and protect the reputation of Than Quang Ninh, it will not be easy for Hanoi FC to win.

Although not having the right to decide like its 'brother' Hanoi FC, Quang Nam FC is better than FLC Thanh Hoa in terms of head-to-head record (1-1 draw at home, 3-2 win away). There are two possibilities for the home team Tam Ky to lift the championship. One is, Quang Nam surpasses Ho Chi Minh City FC while Hanoi FC loses points at Cam Pha Stadium. Two is, Quang Nam draws with Ho Chi Minh City FC, while Hanoi FC loses to Than Quang Ninh and FLC Thanh Hoa cannot defeat their neighbor SLNA. Thus, coach Hoang Van Phuc and his team naturally become the new champions of V.League 2017.

If FLC Thanh Hoa (yellow shirt) wins the V.League, it will be a miracle. Photo: Hai Thinh

Instead of waiting for surprising results from Hanoi FC and FLC Thanh Hoa, Thanh Trung and his teammates must try their best to defeat Ho Chi Minh City FC. By overcoming the team of acting president Le Cong Vinh, Quang Nam has a 50% chance of winning the championship. With the high risk of losing points for the number 1 team of Mr. Hien - Hanoi FC at Than Quang Ninh Stadium, the possibility of Quang Nam FC winning the championship is not small. Quang Nam fans must both hope for the home team to win and hope to play well to defeat the capital team.

It is not until this point that the Thanh team has fallen into a difficult situation in the championship race. Right after FLC Thanh Hoa let their opponent, B.Binh Duong, who had run out of goals, hold them to a 1-1 draw, the fans of this team understood that coach Petrovic and his team had almost no chance of being crowned champions. Although they had the same points as Hanoi FC and Quang Nam FC, FLC Thanh Hoa lost to their two direct opponents in the head-to-head record. If only one of the two teams wins in the final round, the Thanh team's championship dream will go up in smoke.

Coach Petrovic and his team also have 2 possibilities to win the championship. One is that FLC Thanh Hoa will beat SLNA, while Hanoi FC and Quang Nam FC cannot win all 3 points. Two is that Trong Hoang and his teammates will draw with the Nghe An team, while the "brothers" of Mr. Hien both lose to Than Quang Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City Club. Defeating SLNA at this time is not too difficult for FLC Thanh Hoa (SLNA has run out of goals in V.League 2017 and is focusing all its efforts on the second leg of the National Cup final against B.Binh Duong). However, it is almost impossible for Hanoi FC and Quang Nam FC to both "stumble"./.

Le Thanh Hung