In the 4th round of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 group stage, Nam Dinh Blue Steel welcomed the Japanese representative, Gamba Osaka Club. In the first leg away, the team from Thanh Nam lost 1-3.

Nam Dinh Green Steel is under great pressure with a series of 6 matches without a win. Coach Nguyen Trung Kien, who replaced coach Vu Hong Viet, has not been able to help the home team at Thien Truong Stadium improve the situation. In the last two matches, the defending V-League champion only drew against weaker opponentsSHB Da Nang and HAGL.

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Nam Dinh Green Steel can use an all-Western lineup. Photo: TL

Despite their poor form, Nam Dinh Steel Blue is still very confident when competing in the continental arena. The reason is that they can use a whole squad of foreign players.

However, the problem of Nam Dinh Blue Steel is not necessarily the force. They need to have a reasonable playing style in each match, a highest fighting spirit.

In the rematch against Gamba Osaka, Nam Dinh Steel Blue has prepared carefully and confidently aims for at least 1 point at home. This is not an easy task, but learning many lessons from the first leg will help the Vietnamese representative play better.

On the other side of the front line, Gamba Osaka showed their high class with a big win in the first leg. They only fielded a squad with 1 foreign player but the Japanese team still put a lot of pressure on the Nam Dinh Blue Steel defense. With the top position in the table, they will focus on winning 3 points to quickly get a ticket to the next round.

The match between Nam Dinh Blue Steel and Gamba Osaka takes place at 7:15 p.m. on November 5 at Thien Truong Stadium (Ninh Binh).

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-nam-dinh-vs-gamba-osaka-19h15-ngay-5-11-2459374.html