Relegation and championship race

Nam Dinh Green Steel still showed the spirit of the defending champion by scoring 3 goals against Song Lam Nghe An in the first half and only conceding 1 goal.

With 3 points in this match, Thep Xanh Nam Dinh continues to hold its position at the top of the rankings and is very close to the goal of successfully defending the title of defending champion. Meanwhile, Song Lam Nghe An continues to struggle to stay in the league. This can be considered a difficult season for the traditional football team of Nghe An.

Hanoi FC had an excellent 90 minutes against Hanoi Police to continue to haunt Nam Dinh Blue Steel in the context that V.League 2024/25 has only 2 more rounds to end.

In the derby match between the capital's football team and Hanoi Police, which was not highly rated by experts when Hanoi FC played with one less player (when defender Pham Xuan Manh received a second yellow card and left the field), they won against the highly rated Hanoi Police, after leaving the final of the Southeast Asian C1 Cup with regret.

Playing with only 10 men for more than half of the second half, Hanoi FC not only organized a strong defense, but even broke through the Hanoi Police net once more to secure a 2-0 victory. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police played disjointedly, and had almost no sharp attacks.

With the results that Nam Dinh Blue Steel and Hanoi FC achieved in round 24, the championship race in the last 2 rounds is only a duet between these 2 teams, and these are definitely the 2 clubs that will share the championship title and champion of the tournament, because the gap in points they created with the chasing teams behind cannot be filled in the last 2 matches.

Similar to the championship race, the relegation battle is still undecided, as Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang are still in a parallel situation after the end of round 24. Coincidentally, both Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang only got 1 point in this round, and they will have to wait 2 more rounds to know their fate in this year's football season.

In this relegation battle, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and Da Nang can still maintain hope until the final round, because these two teams are equal in points, and they are only 2 points behind Song Lam Nghe An in 12th place.

In addition, the two clubs currently ranked 13th (HCMC Club) and 14th (Quang Nam) are only 4 points ahead of the duo Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and Da Nang, and the V.League still has 2 more rounds to finish, so at this point it is impossible to confirm anything about the identity of the team that will have to say goodbye to the professional national championship as well as the team that will play the play-off match with the representative from the First Division.

It is very likely that the duel situation in the championship race and the relegation battle will last until the V.League is completely over, and therefore the 25th round taking place right after the FIFA Days holiday in June will be especially anticipated.

Tuan Ngoc

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