Surprised with the statistics of U23 Vietnam after the group stage

Vietnam U23 team leads many statistics after the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, although experts say coach Kim Sang Sik's team did not play convincingly.

U23 Vietnam (left) leads many statistical indicators after the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship - Photo: ANH KHOA

According to statistics from Aseanutdfc, U23 Vietnam is the team with the highest average ball control rate in the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Tournament. After 2 matches, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team dominated their opponents and had an average ball control time of up to 72.5%, higher than the second-ranked team, Indonesia (72.1%).

U23 Vietnam has a passing accuracy rate of up to 90%, only U23 Indonesia can do the same. U23 Vietnam has a higher average number of passes than Indonesia.

U23 Vietnam made 644 passes per match. While this number for U23 Indonesia was only 590.

Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is the team with the highest average number of crosses after the group stage. On average, U23 Vietnam crosses 26 times/match, with an accuracy rate of up to 24.5%. This partly reflects the playing style that relies on the flexibility on both sides of U23 Vietnam.

In terms of defense, U23 Vietnam has an average of 12 tackles per match. Of which, the successful tackle rate is about 58%, much lower than Indonesia (66.7%), Malaysia (69.6%), Philippines (66%). That proves that U23 Vietnam has more ball control and less need to actively defend.

The tackling and individual defense of U23 Vietnam need to improve more from the semi-finals because the opponents will be stronger. U23 Vietnam may have to actively play defense at many times.

Another index that U23 Vietnam also needs to improve is the ability to finish. U23 Vietnam launched 43 shots at the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship but only 14 were on target, reaching a rate of 32.6%, much lower than Indonesia (42.9%) and Malaysia (37%).

According to the match schedule, U23 Vietnam will face the Philippines at 4:00 p.m. on July 25. U23 Philippines is a team that plays good counter-attacking defense and promises to cause many difficulties for U23 Vietnam.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bat-ngo-voi-thong-ke-cua-u23-viet-nam-sau-vong-bang-20250723112405127.htm