HAGL is in the top 8, still at high risk of relegation: For this reason…

Avoid the "domino effect"

First, HAGL's schedule for the last 3 rounds is quite tight. In round 24 this weekend, the mountain town team will face the bottom team Da Nang . This is a very important match for both teams.

HAGL (yellow shirt) is not safe from relegation in V-League

Photo: Minh Tu

HAGL has 27 points, SHB Da Nang has 20 points. Suppose HAGL loses to the Han River team in round 24 of the V-League, the gap in points between HAGL and SHB Da Nang will be only 4 points. Immediately after that, the mountain town team will go through 2 more final rounds facing direct opponents in the race for relegation.

Specifically, in round 25 on June 13, HAGL will play away at SLNA Club. The Nghe An team currently has 23 points, ranking 11th on the rankings. SLNA itself is not safe. In particular, if Da Nang wins against HAGL in round 24 right before, SLNA will be even more closely followed by the opponent and they will have more reason to speed up, more reason to defeat HAGL, in order to save themselves.

Playing at Vinh Stadium against SLNA Club, who are struggling to stay in the league, is never an easy task for any team. Therefore, HAGL cannot ignore the Nghe An team.

Highlight Nam Dinh Club 6-1 HAGL Club | Round 23 V-League 2024-2025

If they lose to SLNA again, HAGL's point gap with the bottom group will be further reduced, before they go through round 26 (the final round) to meet Quang Nam Club. The team currently has 22 points, ranked 12th on the rankings. Quang Nam's situation is exactly the same as SLNA's at the moment, meaning they also need points to stay in the league, need to win against direct opponents to both increase their points and slow down their opponents in the race for the right to stay in the league.

Spirit plays an important role for HAGL in difficult circumstances

Not to mention, the more HAGL loses, the more likely they are to lose morale. The more disadvantaged they are, the more likely it is that Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh's players, especially the young players, will make mistakes at crucial moments.

The mountain town team needs to avoid the "domino effect" in the final rounds.

Photo: Minh Tu

Therefore, the best thing for HAGL at the moment is to focus on winning against Da Nang in round 24 on May 23. If the mountain town team defeats the Han River team, they will certainly avoid direct relegation. They only need to wait for Binh Dinh (also with 20 points like Da Nang) to stumble on Thanh Hoa's field and HAGL will be safe from relegation.

On the contrary, if HAGL loses to Da Nang in round 24, the consequences are not easy to imagine. Losing 1 match can lead to a loss of morale and losing the 2nd and 3rd match. At that time, the fate of the mountain town team will fall into the hands of other teams, they will no longer have the right to decide for themselves. Even while HAGL is losing continuously, assuming their opponents win continuously in the last 3 rounds of V-League 2024-2025, the mountain town team will be in great danger!

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