Comments on Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel, 6:00 p.m. November 2: Sowing sorrow for an old friend

TPO - Football commentary Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel, round 9 LPBank V.League 2025/26 at 6:00 p.m. on November 2 - information on forces, expected lineup, performance, history of confrontation. Today, coach Velizar Popov will return to Thanh Hoa, a place that holds many beautiful memories and also sadness. However, there will be no time to reminisce, the Bulgarian strategist will use all his experience to help The Cong Viettel win.

Comments before the match Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel

Three seasons, 75 matches and 3 titles, coach Velizar Popov has become a legend at Dong A Thanh Hoa Club. He has created an identity, turned the Thanh team into a very difficult team to beat and owned titles they have never had.

However, football always changes very quickly. Today, the Bulgarian strategist will return to Thanh Hoa as coach of The Cong Viettel, a team with stronger investment and more ambition. Meanwhile, Dong A Thanh Hoa is building a new winning culture with coach Choi Won-kwon. However, the Korean coach's team is facing countless difficulties. As coach Choi shared, "we have not received our salary for 4-5 months".

However, Dong A Thanh Hoa is showing strong spirit and solidarity, overcoming difficulties and finding victory. Last weekend they excellently defeated SLNA right on the away field, with the hope that "it can help change the situation, change the ranking and have positive changes behind the scenes".

With that spirit, coach Choi Won-kwon and his team will be full of determination to defeat The Cong Viettel. However, the old man Popov understands the character of Dong A Thanh Hoa very well. In the context of the army team's thirst for victory to compete for the championship, he will use all his ability to get points this afternoon. The problem is that wasting opportunities can make it difficult for The Cong Viettel to leave with 3 full points.

Form, head-to-head history Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel

Last season, Dong A Thanh Hoa made The Cong Viettel suffer defeat in both the first and second leg matches, with the scores 2-1 and 3-1. In the last 5 matches in all competitions, the army only won 1, drew 1 and lost 3.

Despite the decline, home ground is still the mainstay of Dong A Thanh Hoa with 3 recent V.League matches all being draws. The Cong Viettel is also not a very good away team, having not won 4 past V.League matches (lost 1 and 3 draws with the same score of 1-1).

Information on Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel forces

Dong A Thanh Hoa will not have the service of Thai Son due to suspension, while Doan Ngoc Tan is still injured long term. They will hope that Rimario continues to maintain good form after the recent goal against SLNA, at the same time key factors such as Van Thuan, Xuan Hoang, Nguyen Hoang, Damoth will shine.

On The Cong Viettel side, coach Popov has the best squad, including Vietnamese-American center-back Kyle Colonna, winger Truong Tien Anh, midfielder Wessley Nata and attacking players such as Van Khang, Pedro and Lucao.

Expected lineup Dong A Thanh Hoa vs The Cong Viettel

East Asia Thanh Hoa: Xuan Hoang, Minh Doan, Van Loi, Dinh Huyen, Thai Binh , Van Thuan, Abdurakhmanov, Provincial Chief, Nguyen Hoang, Damoth, Rimario.

The Cong Viettel: Van Viet, Kyle Colonna, Viet Tu, Tien Anh, Van Tu, Tuan Tai, Van Khang, Nhat Nam, Wesley, Lucao, Pedro.

Score prediction Dong A Thanh Hoa 1-1 The Cong Viettel

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