Match Report
The table read 3rd (Laos, 6 pts) against 1st (Vietnam, 18 pts), 12 points apart. Laos ranked just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Laos were scoring 0.67 and conceding 2.67, Vietnam 2.83 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Laos, 12/15 for Vietnam.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Laos, 5 for Vietnam and 0 drawn, at 4.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Vietnam: Nguyễn Xuân Son (68'), Tuan Hai Pham (90')
Key stats
Possession: Laos 23% · Vietnam 77% · Total shots: 7-18 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-5