Match Report
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh went into the game 8th in the table on 29 points; Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh sat 5th on 36 — a 7-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.58/1.12 for Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh and 1.08/1.38 for Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Defeat had followed defeat for Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh — three in succession.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh, 0 by Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh, 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.33 historically.
Sân vận động Vinh staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh: Lee Williams (12')
Key stats
Possession: Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 56% · Công an TP.Hồ Chí Minh 44% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-3