Match Report
The table read 5th (Song Lam Nghe An, 33 pts) against 13th (Sai Gon, 22 pts), 11 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/1.17 for Song Lam Nghe An and 1.08/1.75 for Sai Gon (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Song Lam Nghe An win, 2 for Sai Gon, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Sân vận động Vinh in Vinh, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sai Gon led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.