Match Report
42 points separated the sides: Ninh Bình 1st on 58, Hue 11th on 16. Recent form flatters Hue's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 0.8/1.5 for Hue and 2/0.15 for Ninh Bình (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.97.
Ninh Bình entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Hue had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ninh Bình, 15.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Hue have 2 wins to Ninh Bình's 1, with 2 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The venue was Sân vận động Tự Do, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Ninh Bình: Van Hieu Phan (58'), Quoc Viet Nguyen (88')
Key stats
Possession: Hue 30% · Ninh Bình 70% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 2-9