Match Report
11 points and 6 places separated them: SHB Đà Nẵng 12th with 24, Thép Xanh Nam Định 6th with 35. SHB Đà Nẵng had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall.
SHB Đà Nẵng arrived off four straight defeats. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for SHB Đà Nẵng against 12/15 for Thép Xanh Nam Định.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for SHB Đà Nẵng, 2 draws and 4 for Thép Xanh Nam Định, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.2 goals per game across the last five against 3.13 historically.
Goal scorers
SHB Đà Nẵng: Joel López Pisano (51') · Thép Xanh Nam Định: Rafaelson (21'), Chadrac Akolo (61')
Key stats
Possession: SHB Đà Nẵng 40% · Thép Xanh Nam Định 60% · Total shots: 9-17 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-7