Comments on U23 Vietnam vs U23 Laos, 5:00 p.m. July 19: 3 points are inevitable

Comments before the match U23 Vietnam vs U23 Laos

The main goal of the team is not just to win but to win big, to put on an impressive performance. The championship candidate Indonesia has performed convincingly after the first two matches. Vietnam needs similar performances to build confidence that this tournament, the team will continue to conquer the throne.

In the first match against Cambodia, U23 Laos eliminated their chance to advance with a 1-1 draw. This match pointed out many problems of Laos when they defended loosely and attacked very weakly. Apart from the only goal coming from a failed clearance by the opponent's defender, U23 Laos' finishing in other situations was very weak.

Many clear scoring opportunities were created but they sent the ball out, which was quite confusing. Laos U23's physical strength is also a weakness. In the last 30 minutes of the match against Cambodia, Laos U23 mainly focused on their home field to take care of defense, almost unable to attack. Looking at what the opponent showed, Vietnam U23 understood that they would need to speed up in the final minutes to score many goals against Laos.

Laos just won a lucky draw against Cambodia

Form, history of confrontation between U23 Vietnam vs U23 Laos

The performance of the two teams is of course very different. One side is the team that has won the championship twice, the team that has the most impressive achievements in the U23 Southeast Asian tournaments ever held, the other side is the team that has only passed the group stage once.

If counting the last 15 matches, Vietnam won 9, the number of wins of U23 Laos only stopped at 3. Those 3 matches all took place since 2022. In the last 11 appearances, Laos did not know what victory was.

In all the confrontations, Laos always lost to Vietnam. In most of the defeats, they suffered a difference of 3 goals or more. The above analysis shows that today, Vietnam cannot help but win against Laos. The problem is how many goals we will win. Because in addition to the goal of winning all, U23 Vietnam must demonstrate a convincing playing style, in order to prepare for the next challenges in the semi-finals.

Expected lineup U23 Vietnam vs U23 Laos

U23 Vietnam: Trung Kien; Ly Duc, Hieu Minh, Nhat Minh, Van Khang, Thai Son, Van Truong, Minh Phuc, Victor Le, Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac.

U23 Laos: Lokphathip; Kietnalonglop, Thongkhamsavath, Anantaza Siphongphan, Peter Phanthavong, Sayfon Keohanam, Chony Wenpaserth, Anousone Xaypanya, Inthachuk Sisouphan, Damoth Thongkhamsavath, Photthavong Sangvilay

Score prediction: U23 Vietnam 4-0 U23 Laos

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