Match summary
Before kickoff, Thể Công-Viettel (2nd, 43 pts) were 19 points ahead of Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh (9th, 24 pts). Thể Công-Viettel had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Only 17% of their 6 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Thể Công-Viettel won with 40% of the possession.

