Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Thể Công-Viettel 2nd with 54 points, Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 8th with 29, 25 apart. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh ran at 0.58 scored and 1.12 conceded, Thể Công-Viettel at 1.5 and 0.81.
Thể Công-Viettel carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh wins, 2 for Thể Công-Viettel, 4 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Sân vận động Vinh (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Thể Công-Viettel led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Thể Công-Viettel: Tien Dung Bui (7'), Tien Dung Bui (16')
Key stats
Possession: Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh 60% · Thể Công-Viettel 40% · Total shots: 6-4 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-8