Match Report
The table read 12th (Song Lam Nghe An, 26 pts) against 14th (Binh Dinh, 21 pts), 5 points apart. Sông Lam Nghệ An had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Song Lam Nghe An ran at 0.85 scored and 1.38 conceded, Binh Dinh at 0.85 and 1.65.
7 games without a win framed Binh Dinh's arrival.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Song Lam Nghe An, 1 by Binh Dinh, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Sân vận động Vinh in Vinh (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Song Lam Nghe An: Michael Olaha (78')