Nam Dinh Blue Steel is not doing well in LPBank V-League 2025/26. The team from the South has just gone through a series of 4 consecutive matches without a win, including 3 losses. However, in the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team had an impressive performance with 2 wins against Ratchaburi (Thailand) and Eastern FC (Hong Kong-China).

The match between Nam Dinh Steel Blue vs Gamba Osaka is very important for both teams. The winning team has a great chance to advance to the continental cup.

"This is an important match because both we and our opponents are competing for the top spot in the table after having won two previous matches," coach Vu Hong Viet of Nam Dinh Green Steel emphasized.

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Nam Dinh Green Steel currently owns 15 foreign players. Photo: TL

The defending V-League champions’ opponents are one of Japan’s top clubs, having won the J-League twice. However, since being relegated in the 2012 season, the team has not been the same.

Before the encounter with Nam Dinh Steel Blue in the third match of Group F, Gamba Osaka disappointed with a heavy 0-5 loss on the field in the match against Kashiwa Reysol in J-League. This result not only caused Gamba Osaka to drop to 9th place in the rankings, but also affected the spirit of the Japanese representative when they competed in the Asian arena.

However, Japanese football is still at a much higher level than Vietnam. Gamba Osaka has many quality faces such as Takashi Usami - a former Japanese player who played for Bayern Munich, striker Issam Jebali - a Tunisian national team player or central defender Genta Miura.

As for Nam Dinh Green Steel, it would not be surprising if coach Vu Hong Viet fielded an all-Western squad. This is the basis for the representative from Vietnam to be completely confident in an away win.

The match between Nam Dinh Blue Steel and Gamba Osaka will kick off at 5:00 p.m. on October 22.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nam-dinh-dau-voi-gamba-osaka-17h-ngay-22-10-2454914.html