Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Thể Công-Viettel 2nd with 54 points, Thép Xanh Nam Định 6th with 35, 19 apart. Per game in the league, Thép Xanh Nam Định were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.23, Thể Công-Viettel 1.5 and 0.81, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
11 matches unbeaten backed Thể Công-Viettel's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Thép Xanh Nam Định wins, 5 for Thể Công-Viettel, 0 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
The venue was Sân vận động Thiên Trường, with room for 30,000 spectators. Thể Công-Viettel led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Thể Công-Viettel: Xuan Tien Dinh (38'), Manh Dung Nham (43')
Key stats
Possession: Thép Xanh Nam Định 69% · Thể Công-Viettel 31% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-0