Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Thể Công-Viettel 2nd with 54 points, Hải Phòng 7th with 32, 22 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Thể Công-Viettel 1.5 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Hải Phòng 1.42 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.31.
Thể Công-Viettel came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. A win had eluded Hải Phòng for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Thể Công-Viettel 12/15, Hải Phòng 1/15.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Thể Công-Viettel, 1 draw and 1 for Hải Phòng, at 3.57 goals per meeting. 71% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 71%. The last five meetings averaged 4.4 goals, well above the all-time 3.57.
Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Thể Công-Viettel: Lucão (60')
Key stats
Possession: Thể Công-Viettel 48% · Hải Phòng 52% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 6-2