Football prediction HAGL vs. Thep Xanh Nam Dinh: Waiting for a surprise on Pleiku field?

Will Nguyen Tuan Anh have a difficult day returning with Nam Dinh at Pleiku Stadium?

Pre-match comments HAGL vs Nam Dinh Blue Steel

HAGL is experiencing one of the most disastrous starts to many recent seasons, at the bottom of the rankings with only 6 points after 7 rounds. This is not a surprising result because this season, the mountain town team has a rather weak squad.

Apart from the foreign players who are not really outstanding, HAGL's squad consists mostly of young players. Lacking both experience and expertise, Mr. Duc's team is almost considered a candidate for relegation alongside names like Thanh Hoa orSHB Da Nang.

HAGL’s opponent this round is the Blue Steel Nam Dinh, the reigning champion who is facing difficulties. In some aspects, the team from the South is even more disappointing than HAGL when it fell to 8th place with 8 points, meaning it is only 2 points more than HAGL.

Nam Dinh's "destructive" attack last season became harmless against opponents in V.League, especially the top teams. They lost to both Cong An Ha Noi and Ninh Binh, two candidates in the championship race.

This poor performance forced coach Vu Hong Viet to give up his position to Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, a temporary solution. Nam Dinh will travel to Pleiku with the mission of having to win 3 points because if they fail, the goal of defending the throne will become difficult.

Form, strength and head-to-head record

Despite the difficulties, Nam Dinh is clearly superior to HAGL in terms of force and strength. In the last 3 meetings, HAGL was at a disadvantage with only 1 draw and 2 losses.

In the last 5 matches, HAGL won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. The most surprising victory was against The Cong Viettel on October 26. This is also the basis to give HAGL more confidence before the confrontation with Nam Dinh. On the other side, Nam Dinh lost 3/5 recent matches, drew 1 and only won 1.

In terms of force, HAGL has the strongest squad at the moment while Nam Dinh is missing some players due to injury such as Caio, Kevin Pham Ba, Hudlin. However, the remaining number of Nam Dinh is still considered to be much better than HAGL.

Expected lineup HAGL vs Nam Dinh

HAGL: Trung Kien, Quang Kiet, Filho Jairo, Thanh Son, Thanh Nhan, Vinh Nguyen, Phuoc Bao, Du Hoc, Fraga, Marciel, Ryan Ha.

Nam Dinh: Nguyen Manh, Lucas Alves, A Mit, Van Cong, Van Vi, Van Dat, Ngoc Son, Ti Phong, Van Toi, Van Vu, Brenner.

Score prediction: HAGL 1-1 Nam Dinh

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