Vietnam vs Myanmar Prediction (8pm today): No room for mistakes

(Dan Tri) - If the Vietnamese team makes the same mistake as in the match against the Philippines 3 days ago, they may not have a chance to correct their mistake. A victory against Myanmar is a must for the whole team to restore their spirit.

*The match between Vietnam and Myanmar will take place at 8:00 p.m. tonight (December 21), at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ), Dan Tri will report this match live.

A draw with Myanmar, or even a loss by just one goal, would earn Vietnam a ticket to the semi-finals. However, Vietnamese football fans may find it difficult to accept the above result, and difficult to accept that coach Kim Sang Sik's team (Korean) would enter the semi-finals this way.

The Vietnamese team needs a victory against Myanmar to restore morale (Photo: Do Minh Quan).

For a long time, in the AFF Cup, Myanmar has not been a worthy opponent of the Vietnamese team. In the history of the 7 confrontations between the two teams in the Southeast Asian tournaments, the Vietnamese team won 5 times and drew 2 times. We have never lost to Myanmar.

The time when the AFF Cup was born in 1996 was also the time when Myanmar football began to decline seriously compared to its golden days (the Myanmar team in the past had finished second in the Asian Championship in 1968). Therefore, the story of Myanmar often losing to the Vietnam team from 1996 until now has become a common thing.

Myanmar's style of play is still the same as it was decades ago, despite the many changes in modern football. They play with little calculation, a monotonous style of play, almost only attacking without paying attention to defense.

At the same time, Myanmar players are quite hot-tempered, leading to them often lacking composure when they are behind, easily reacting, leading to losing people due to retaliation, when provoked by opponents.

Tien Linh is eager to score (Photo: Tuan Bao).

Such an opponent usually does not cause any trouble for the Vietnamese team. Vietnamese players are afraid of the tricky playing style of the Thai and Malaysian teams, or the coldness of the Singaporean players. The Vietnamese team is very fond of teams that only play one style like Myanmar.

The last time the two teams met was at the AFF Cup 2022. At that time, the Vietnamese team beat Myanmar 3-0 in the group stage. The goalscorers for the Vietnamese team in the match at the AFF Cup 2022 were Tien Linh, Chau Ngoc Quang and an own goal by defender Kyaw Zin Lwin of Myanmar.

Currently, Nguyen Tien Linh and Chau Ngoc Quang are still playing for the Vietnamese national team participating in the AFF Cup 2024. Tien Linh is likely to play officially. He is full of desire to score against Myanmar in tonight's match.

As long as Tien Linh and his teammates play at their best, the Vietnamese team will defeat Myanmar. This is also the match where the Vietnamese team will have the first appearance of naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son. The presence of this player, in theory, will help the attack of the team under coach Kim Sang Sik become stronger.

Prediction: Vietnam team wins 2-0.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/nhan-dinh-tuyen-viet-nam-myanmar-20h-hom-nay-khong-co-cho-cho-sai-lam-20241220213552453.htm