V-League match schedule today: Can HAGL escape the bottom, Thanh Hoa overcome the Lam River flood?

Round 8 of V-League 2025-2026 witnessed a fierce battle at the bottom of the table, when Thanh Hoa Club and HAGL – the two teams currently ranked last and second to last, respectively – continued to face huge challenges in their journey to regain their form.

HAGL and the crisis shows no signs of stopping

After 7 rounds, HAGL still hasn’t known victory (3 draws, 3 losses), only scored 1 goal after 6 matches, the lowest number in the tournament. The mountain town team seems to have lost the identity that made their name in previous seasons, when there are no more stars.

Match schedule of HAGL and The Cong Viettel

HAGL Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh (right) and Coach Le Quang Trai

Photo: Minh Tu

In this round, coach Le Quang Trai and his team will welcome The Cong Viettel, a team with extremely stable performance. After 7 matches, the army representative is undefeated with 4 wins, 3 draws, scoring 12 goals and only conceding 4 times - the best defensive record in the tournament. With the current balance of power, many opinions say that another defeat is inevitable for HAGL, unless they create a big surprise.

Thanh Hoa - risk of getting bogged down if it continues to stumble

Not much better, Thanh Hoa is also sinking into difficulties after a series of bad matches. From the position of a team that made a splash last season, Thanh Hoa is now struggling at the bottom of the table and facing the risk of falling into the relegation spiral.

Coach Choi (second from right) and Thanh Hoa overcome difficulties

Photo: Minh Tu

In round 8, coach Choi Won-kwon and his team will play away at SLNA, a team that has yet to regain stability after a difficult start. However, playing in the "fire pan" of Vinh is never an easy task, especially in the context of Thanh Hoa's defense constantly making individual mistakes. A draw is probably also considered acceptable for the Thanh team at this time.

Match at Vinh Stadium

Photo:FPT Play

As the season enters the mid-first half, the gap between the bottom two teams is widening. With what has been shown, both HAGL and Thanh Hoa need to quickly regain their spirit and fighting spirit if they do not want to be left behind in the fierce survival race in this year's V-League.

Round 8 promises to be an important turning point – not only for the leading teams, but also for those on the brink of relegation such as HAGL and Thanh Hoa.

Temporary rankings

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