Prediction of U23 Vietnam - U23 Philippines (4pm today): Advance to the final?

(Dan Tri) - U23 Philippines is stronger than the opponents that U23 Vietnam faced in the group stage such as Cambodia and Laos. However, this team still has difficulty stopping U23 Vietnam from advancing to the final.

*The first semi-final match of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines will take place at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon (July 25), at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia). Dan Tri will report this match online.

The U23 Vietnam team did not have a very exciting group stage, especially the match against U23 Cambodia on July 22. In this match, coach Kim Sang Sik's team only narrowly won against the young team from the land of pagodas 2-1.

U23 Vietnam is ready to win a ticket to the final (Photo: VFF).

However, the important thing is that U23 Vietnam has won a ticket to the semi-finals as the top team in Group B. In theory, coach Kim Sang Sik's team will be even stronger than in the group stage, because when entering the semi-finals, the Vietnamese players will play with more determination.

We will not dare to be careless like when competing in the group stage, because mistakes that occur in the knockout stage will make U23 Vietnam no longer have a chance to correct their mistakes.

Furthermore, the mistakes that occurred in the recent matches with U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia will help the U23 Vietnam players look back at themselves and adjust themselves to avoid repeating the above mistakes when entering the semi-finals.

For example, the ability to defend against high balls in the U23 Vietnam center backs is not good. We once conceded a goal from a high ball situation against U23 Cambodia.

U23 Vietnam will have adjustments in the semi-finals (Photo: VFF).

The players will pay special attention to similar situations, will try to mark each other better and cover each other more carefully, because U23 Philippines is a team with tall players who are good at aerial combat.

In attack, after failing to test Viktor Le in the role of a withdrawn striker, coach Kim Sang Sik will consider other options. For example, Mr. Kim can push attacking midfielder Nguyen Van Truong to play as a striker, pulling Viktor Le back to the midfield, "filling" Van Truong's position.

Or Mr. Kim Sang Sik can use two strikers Nguyen Quoc Viet and Nguyen Dinh Bac at the same time in the front line, so that Van Truong can play in his strong position as an attacking midfielder. Meanwhile, Vikor Le will temporarily sit on the bench, waiting for the right time to be put on the field.

In general, the things that were not as expected in the group stage will be changed by U23 Vietnam in the semi-finals. Vietnamese players are still better than Philippine players in terms of technical quality and ability to connect.

Therefore, as long as we control the ball well and find each other in the coordination, U23 Vietnam will find the opponent's goal. And on the home field, if the U23 Vietnam players defend more carefully, we will avoid the possibility of conceding a goal. Then, we can completely aim for victory to enter the final.

Expected lineup:

U23 Vietnam: Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Hieu Minh, Nhat Minh, Anh Quan, Duc Anh, Xuan Bac, Van Khang, Van Truong, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac.

U23 Philippines: Guimaraes, Rosquillo, Leddel, Merino, Villanueva, Amirul, Muens, Lucero, Nunez, Banatao, Mariona.

Prediction: U23 Vietnam wins 2-0.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/nhan-dinh-u23-viet-nam-u23-philippines-16h-hom-nay-tien-vao-chung-ket-20250724190821469.htm