Like the AFF Cup 2022, the Vietnamese team will meet Thailand again in the final match for the Southeast Asian championship. Compared to the confrontation 2 years ago, both teams have changed a lot from the coach to the core force.
The Vietnamese team just lost 1-2 to Thailand at home in a friendly match in September 2024. Home fans are waiting for coach Kim Sang-sik to respond to his opponent, and at the same time help the Vietnamese team break a streak of 7 consecutive matches without a win against Thailand in the past 5 years.
Vietnam vs Thailand prediction
Vietnam is the only team that has not lost a match in the 2024 AFF Cup. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team won 3 matches and drew 1 match in the group stage before defeating Singapore in both semi-finals.
Before the final match, the Vietnamese team had conceded the fewest goals in the tournament. Goalkeepers Nguyen Dinh Trieu and Nguyen Filip had only conceded a total of 3 goals.
Vietnam team meets Thailand in the final of AFF Cup 2024.
On the attacking front, Nguyen Xuan Son is a standout player. The striker born in 1997 scored 5 goals and assisted 2 out of the 10 goals scored by the Vietnamese team in the last 3 matches.
The Vietnamese team under coach Kim Sang-sik plays simple football. The style of play relies heavily on long balls and crosses, which does not bring satisfaction to fans. However, since Xuan Son joined the team, the effectiveness of the Vietnamese team has increased dramatically.
The Vietnamese team will likely choose to enter the match cautiously as usual. The fact that coach Kim Sang-sik's team was stuck in the first half of the match - only 1 goal in the first half at the AFF Cup 2024 - is too familiar to the fans. The second half is when the match becomes more interesting.
Against Thailand - a team that likes to dominate, the boring and simple playing style of the Vietnamese team can be effective. Thai defenders at the 2024 AFF Cup are not highly regarded for their agility. When the away team's defense is high, opportunities will appear for Nguyen Xuan Son and agile players like Bui Vi Hao.
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Of course, before considering counter-attack opportunities, the Vietnamese team needs to ensure the safety of their own goal. Thailand is the team that scores the most goals at the AFF Cup 2024 with a total of 22 times breaking through the opponent's net.
While the Vietnamese team has Nguyen Xuan Son (5 goals) and Nguyen Tien Linh (4 goals) competing for the title of "top scorer", Thailand also has two formidable strikers, Suphanat Mueanta and Patrik Gustavsson (4 goals each).
Force information
The Vietnamese team lost Nguyen Van Toan and Ho Tan Tai. These two players respectively said goodbye to the AFF Cup 2024 due to serious injuries.
Vu Van Thanh and Pham Xuan Manh also suffered minor injuries in the first leg. If these two players are not in their best condition, coach Kim Sang-sik will have a "headache" with the full-back position when only Nguyen Van Vi, Truong Tien Anh and Khuat Van Khang are left for both wings.
Thailand also cannot use Teerasak Poeiphimai. This striker was in a wheelchair when he came to Vietnam due to a ligament injury, and will definitely miss the rest of the tournament. Suphanat Mueanta returned to full training but he has only just recovered from illness, after a fever of nearly 40 degrees Celsius.
Score prediction: Vietnam 2-2 Thailand.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/nhan-dinh-bong-da-viet-nam-vs-thai-lan-hlv-kim-sang-sik-lai-trong-cay-xuan-son-ar917692.html
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