Unbeaten in 7 matches at LPBank V-League, The Cong Viettel unexpectedly suffered a defeat against HAGL in round 8. This defeat forced coach Popov and his team to prepare better for each match, and they also clearly felt the fierceness of the championship race this season.

Losing to HAGL has not affected much of The Cong Viettel's goal, but they are not allowed to lose points in matches against opponents that are considered weaker. This round, the army team must win when visiting Thanh Hoa 's field.

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Viettel's The Cong determined to come back after losing to HAGL.

Besides the highly rated squad, Coach Popov also understands Thanh Hoa very well as he spent 3 seasons there. That was also a successful period for this team with 2 National Cup wins and 1 Super Cup.

In this match, The Cong Viettel welcomed the return of central defender and captain Bui Tien Dung. With players in high form such as Lucao, Pedro Henrique... the away team can play offensively and gain control of the ball.

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Coach Popov meets his old team again.

As for the home team, Thanh Hoa just had an important victory against SLNA in round 8 after many consecutive matches of only draws and losses. The victory helped coach Choi Won Kwon's team have good spirit and confidence when welcoming strong opponent The Cong Viettel.

Thanh Hoa has home field advantage, however they lost Doan Ngoc Tan due to a relapse of injury, while Thai Son is suspended. Without these two pillars, the Thanh team cannot risk playing an open game with their opponents but instead plays defensive counter-attacks aiming for 1 point.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-thanh-hoa-vs-the-cong-viettel-2458487.html