Comments on the match Thanh Hoa vs Da Nang, 18:00 on August 17: 3 empty-handed wins, the away team will find it difficult to change their luck

Thanh Hoa vs Da Nang form

Thanh Hoa had a dream start to last season. Until the end of the first half, the Thanh team continuously stood at the top position and became a big rival to the ambition of defending champion Nam Dinh to defend the throne.

However, the inexplicable decline in performance in the remaining half of the journey caused Thanh Hoa to gradually lose almost everything.

Being eliminated in the group stage of the Southeast Asian Club Championship and having a plummeting performance in the V.League arena forced "architect" Velizar Popov to leave.

The person chosen to replace Tomislav Steinbruckner could not save the situation. The representative of the North Central region continued to fall freely and finally finished only 8th out of 14 in the highest domestic playground.

Entering this season, Thanh Hoa is determined to start again. The Thanh team appointed Choi Won-kwon, a Korean strategist who was an assistant to coach Kim Sang-sik at the 2024 ASEAN Cup, to the hot seat.

In addition, the squad, which was quite thin last season, has also been supplemented with new quality faces.

Besides keeping key players like Van Thang, Ngoc Tan, Thai Son, Ribamar... Thanh Hoa has recruited Que Ngoc Hai, Luc Xuan Hung, foreign players Mamadou, Odilzhon and especially the return of striker Rimario.

Speaking at the departure ceremony, the club's president, Mr. Cao Tien Doan, confidently set the goal of Thanh Hoa being in the top group when V.League 2025/26 ends.

On the other side of the front line, Da Nang's goal is probably more modest. The Da Thanh team is likely to focus first on the task of staying in the league.

Simply because of the current financial and human resources, the team under the leadership of coach Le Duc Tuan finds it difficult to draw up unrealistic scenarios.

Comments on the match Thanh Hoa vs Da Nang, 18:00 on August 17: 3 empty-handed wins, the away team will find it difficult to change their luck - photo 2 — Thanh Hoa has won all 3 times hosting Da Nang recently (Photo: VPF)

Last season, Da Nang finished at the bottom of the table for most of the season. It was only after two changes of coach and many changes in both the upper echelons and coaching staff that the team on the banks of the Han River was able to recover and squeeze through the narrow door.

To avoid repeating the same poor performance, Da Nang has proactively changed its squad quite thoroughly. Besides veteran Ha Minh Tuan retiring, the Hoa Xuan Stadium club also said goodbye to many players.

In terms of foreign players, only midfielder Emerson Souza was retained, while central defenders Kim Dong-su, Gustavo Santos and strikers Milan Makaric and Henen Boris were also signed after good performances in friendly matches.

In addition, Da Nang also received Duy Duong, Ngoc Hiep, Quoc Nhat, Vo Van Toan from Quang Nam Club and welcomed the Vietnamese-Russian player born in 2005, Nguyen Vadim.

"The club has restructured the squad, carefully evaluating each position to add suitable personnel. The team is a combination of domestic and foreign players full of youth, desire to contribute and experienced players.

The whole team has spent 2 months training, assembling tactics and playing friendly matches to enter the new season with the best form," Coach Le Duc Tuan excitedly shared at the departure ceremony.

Thanh Hoa vs Da Nang team information

Thanh Hoa: Full force

Da Nang: No regrettable names are absent.

Expected lineup Thanh Hoa vs Da Nang

Thanh Hoa: Y Elie Nie, Ngoc Hai, Van Loi, Mbodji, Ngoc Ha, Ngoc Tan, Van Thuan, Thongkhamsavath, Odilzhon, Van Thang, Ribamar

Da Nang: Tien Dung, Duy Cuong, Kim Dong-su, Van Hung, Duc Anh, Van Huu, Anh Tuan, Emerson Souza, Van Long, Dinh Duy, Henen David

Prediction: 2-1