'Dark horse' Binh Dinh must save itself

With the current difficulties, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Club can only save itself in the relegation race. The first match is the away match against Thanh Hoa Club in round 24 of V-League 2024 - 2025 at 6:00 p.m. today (May 27, FPT Play THTT).

Will Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Club have the joy of victory? - Photo: VPF

Quy Nhon Binh Dinh is at the bottom of the table with 20 points after 22 matches, 1 point behind the team above them, SHB Da Nang (24 matches) and 2 points behind the team ranked 12/14, Quang Nam (23 matches).

"Dark horse" galloping?

Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Club (Binh Dinh) was once considered the "dark horse" of V-League with an extremely annoying playing style. Last season, they won the runner-up position, but financial difficulties have made them no longer themselves and now they have to compete to avoid relegation.

Having the advantage of having more matches left to play than their rivals in the relegation race, Binh Dinh still has to face 3/4 very strong opponents such as Thanh Hoa (round 24), Cong An Ha Noi (make-up match of round 20) and Ha Noi (round 26). Therefore, they can only play hard to save themselves, at least to get to the second-to-last position to win a place in the relegation play-off.

In the previous round, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Club had an excellent draw with The Cong - Viettel (2-2) at home after being led 2-0 by their opponents to open up more hope of staying in the league. But if they do not win at Thanh Hoa Stadium today, everything will be in vain.

In Binh Dinh's favor, the home team Thanh Hoa is in very bad form. They have lost 4 consecutive matches, dropped to 7th place and have no more goals to strive for. The most realistic thing for Thanh Hoa at this time is probably to build a squad for the new season 2025 - 2026.

But it is not impossible that Thanh Hoa FC will be determined to play against Binh Dinh to regain face in front of home fans. If the home team plays at their best, things will not be easy for Binh Dinh FC without midfielder Mac Hong Quan because he has received 3 yellow cards.

"This is a very difficult match for us, because the home team Thanh Hoa is a strong opponent. However, because we are in a difficult situation, we have to try our best in this confrontation," said coach Tran Minh Chien.

Quang Nam and Da Nang clubs are at the bottom of the V-League rankings - Photo: TTO

Quang Nam finds a way out

The match between Quang Nam and Hong Linh Ha Tinh (Ha Tinh) is noteworthy as these two teams lost as predicted against two neighboring teams that are having difficulty in the relegation race in round 23.

Specifically, Quang Nam lost 0-1 to bottom-placed SHB Da Nang in a match where goalkeeper Van Cong made a mistake that gave the home team a goal. Meanwhile, Ha Tinh lost 0-1 at home to a severely weakened Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) after a mistake by Vietnamese-French central defender Adou Minh.

The defeat against SHB Da Nang pushed Quang Nam FC into the relegation race and forced coach Van Sy Son to resign. However, the team's leadership did not agree when there were only 3 matches left in the season. With a fragile gap between Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang, Quang Nam FC had to defeat Ha Tinh at home to find a way out.

In addition to a poor defense, Quang Nam FC's 7-match winless streak (4 losses, 3 draws) comes from their poor finishing ability. In the loss to SHB Da Nang, Quang Nam FC had 20 shots but could not put the ball in the home team's net once.

Therefore, coach Van Sy Son needs to improve his team's scoring ability if he wants to defeat Ha Tinh - the team with the best defense in the tournament, having only conceded 15 goals after 23 matches.

The defeat against SLNA actually did not affect Ha Tinh Club too much. The Hong Mountain team is currently ranked 4th with 35 points after 23 matches, still having the ability to win the bronze medal this season when it is 3 points behind the team above, The Cong - Viettel.

Therefore, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his team did not hide their determination to win all 3 points against the home team Quang Nam.

Nam Dinh Club has not been able to win the V-League championship - Photo: NDFC

Nam Dinh Club cannot be crowned early

On the evening of May 26, Nam Dinh FC defeated host Song Lam Nghe An 3-2. Meanwhile, Hanoi FC defeated host Cong An Ha Noi 2-0 despite having only 10 players on the field since the 62nd minute when Pham Xuan Manh received his second yellow card. With this result, the gap between the top team Nam Dinh and Hanoi is still 5 points while there are still 2 matches left in the tournament, so Nam Dinh FC cannot be crowned champion early.

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