Football commentary: Ho Chi Minh City Police vs HAGL, 7:15 p.m. August 28: What are the chances for Mr. Duc's children?

Pre-match comments

After a 0-3 defeat to Becamex TPHCM on the opening day in Pleiku, HAGL had a very resilient match against Hanoi FC at Hang Day Stadium. Goalkeeper Trung Kien became the bright spot with a series of excellent saves, discouraging the home team's billion-dollar strikers.

The match result somewhat brought confidence to Mr. Duc's young army before a season that is expected to be full of challenges. It can be seen that compared to the opponents in this year's season, HAGL is somewhat at a disadvantage due to the lack of large investments.

In that context, the away match against Ho Chi Minh City Police in round 3 will be a big test for the mountain town team. Although a rookie, Ho Chi Minh City Police is investing quite heavily. In addition to being led by veteran coach Le Huynh Duc, they also recruited many quality players, both domestic and foreign.

The prominent face of the Ho Chi Minh City Police is the striker of the Vietnamese national team, Nguyen Tien Linh. In the first round, they unexpectedly defeated the championship candidate, Hanoi Club. But in the away match, they were defeated by The Cong Viettel , the Ho Chi Minh City Police revealed the weakness of a rookie, which is the lack of experience and "weirdness". In some ways, the Ho Chi Minh City Police do not have enough internal strength to compete with big opponents.

Overall, Ho Chi Minh City Police is still rated higher thanks to home field advantage and a good force. However, to defeat HAGL, Coach Le Huynh Duc has reasonable tactics and more diverse approaches to the goal.

Form, head-to-head record and strength

The last five meetings between the two sides have had fairly balanced results when HAGL and Ho Chi Minh City Police both had 2 wins and 1 draw. Coach Le Huynh Duc’s team has gone through the last five matches with 3 losses and 2 wins.

HAGL has only had 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 matches. Both teams will have full strength for the confrontation at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Prediction : Cong TPHCM 2-1 HAGL

Expected lineup for Ho Chi Minh City Police vs HAGL

Ho Chi Minh City Police : Le Giang, Quang Hung, Matheus Felipe, Gia Bao, Huy Toan, Quoc Cuong, Endrick, Hoang Phuc, Duc Phu, Tien Linh, Raphael.

HAGL : Trung Kien, Du Hoc, Jairo, Quang Kiet, Phuoc Bao, Marciel, Hoang Minh, Thanh Nhan, Ryan Ha, Vinh Nguyen, Conceiao.

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