Difficult to stop Ninh Binh Club

After 8 rounds of the first leg of V-League 2025 - 2026, Ninh Binh Club is firmly at the top of the table with 20 points, 5 points more than the second team. Ninh Binh has yet to taste defeat and possesses many qualities of a champion.

Ninh Binh Club is strong in everything...

At this time, Ninh Binh Club is possessing the strongest attack in V-League when scoring an average of 2.5 goals/match. The team of the ancient capital Hoa Lu has many factors possessing very good scoring efficiency, such as Daniel Dos Anjos, Gustavo Henrique (both 4 goals), Hoang Duc (3 goals), Duc Chien, Geovane Magno (both 2 goals)... In addition, they also have 5 other players who have scored, spread across all 3 lines. It is this diversity that has helped Ninh Binh to create surprises for opponents, winning 6 victories and 2 draws.

Ninh Binh has outstanding individuals like Hoang Duc (middle) and quality foreign players.

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In terms of defense, Ninh Binh is also one of the best teams. Van Lam and his teammates have the third lowest average number of goals conceded in the tournament at 0.88 goals conceded/match, only behind The Cong Viettel (0.75 goals conceded/match) and Hanoi Police Club (0.83 goals conceded/match). Goalkeeper Van Lam is gradually regaining his form, often making impressive saves. The back four including Patrick Marcelino, Ngoc Bao, Thanh Thinh, Quang Nho play together and ensure solidity.

In terms of playing style, Ninh Binh also adapted very quickly to the tactics built by coach Gerard Albadalejo. The Spanish coach emphasized control, directing his students to mainly play short balls, actively coordinate with the team, and this is also the playing style that coach Viet Thang applied in the first division last season. Ninh Binh Club still maintains the "backbone" including Van Lam, Ngoc Bao, Hoang Duc and recruits new players with good personal technical foundations to meet the short ball playing style such as Ngoc Quang, Quang Nho, Duc Chien, Bao Toan... Ninh Binh recruited foreign players wisely when bringing in players with experience playing in the V-League such as Geovane, Gustavo, Janclesio. These three players play an important role, both contributing professionally and helping fellow Brazilian players Patrick and Dos Anjos quickly integrate into the new team and new environment.

Ninh Binh Club's fighting spirit is also excellent. Coach Albadalejo's students have been behind many times but still tried hard, maintained steady pressure to score important goals and maintain an unbeaten streak. They scored 5 goals after the 80th minute, a quite impressive number. With the combination of even squad quality, tactical depth and a fighting spirit that never gives up, Ninh Binh is really creating a big gap compared to its competitors. Only competing in the V-League and National Cup is also an advantage for Ninh Binh compared to other championship candidates such as Hanoi Police Club, Nam Dinh (must also play the Southeast Asian Cup C1, Asian Cup C2). If they can maintain stability, Ninh Binh is completely capable of winning the V-League as soon as they have won the promotion.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/kho-can-buoc-clb-ninh-binh-185251027201934914.htm