SEA Games 33 score prediction: U22 Laos holds Vietnam to a draw in the first half

Having made great progress in recent years, Lao football is no longer as easy to "bully" as before. And their opening match against U22 Vietnam at SEA Games 33 (4pm on December 3) will not be easy to predict.

U22 Laos promises to create surprises at SEA Games 33 - Photo: LFF

Before the opening match of SEA Games 33, bookmakers still rated U22 Vietnam as superior and gave the handicap for the whole match at 2.5 goals, and for the first half it was 1 goal.

This is not a very high handicap if we consider the history of confrontations between Vietnam and Laos football. Specifically, losing matches with a difference of 3-4 goals or more is a common occurrence for Laos.

However, Lao football is now different, especially youth football. The strategy to develop youth football in Laos has been carried out systematically over the past 5 years, and has really produced surprising results.

Specifically, the Lao Football Federation (LFF) applies the "beyond age" playing style for young players. Specifically, their national team uses many U22 players, the U22 team uses many U20 players, the U20 team uses U17 players...

With such a way of using people, the young players of Laos are showing more courage. Typically, in the recent U17 Asian qualifiers, Laos won 3/5 matches, in which they crushed Cambodia.

At SEA Games 32, Vietnam also struggled to beat Laos 2-0 and the deciding goal only came in the 90+2 minute.

Recently, Vietnam also beat Laos 2-0 in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers with both goals scored in the second half.

A similar scenario could very well happen in this afternoon's match, when U22 Laos promises to play a resilient defense against an opponent they are already very familiar with.

The over/under ratio for the whole match is 3.5 goals, and in the first half it is 1.5 goals. This is also a very "sour" over/under bet when the weaker team is determined to play defensively.

Score prediction: 0-0 draw in the first half, U22 Vietnam wins 3-0 overall

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