Match Report
27 points for Sông Lam Nghệ An (9th), 26 for Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (10th): a 1-point gap. Sông Lam Nghệ An ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sông Lam Nghệ An 1.04 scored and 1.54 conceded per game, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 0.92 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.31.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sông Lam Nghệ An 5, draws 1, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 4, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 90% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 30% of the meetings.
Sân vận động Vinh, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai: Júnior Batista (58')
Key stats
Possession: Sông Lam Nghệ An 72% · Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 28% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 0-1 · Corners: 8-4