Nam Dinh Green Steel won the championship early?

The scenario of Nam Dinh Blue Steel winning the championship early can happen in case the team from the South wins against Song Lam Nghe An while Hanoi FC does not win in the "derby" match with Hanoi Police. Will the two matches of round 24 of V.League 2024/25 (taking place on Monday, May 26) happen as the owner of Thien Truong Stadium wishes?

At Vinh Stadium, where Song Lam Nghe An (23 points) had to face the defending champions and championship candidates, Nam Dinh Steel Blue. The huge difference in points (Nam Dinh had twice as many points as their opponents) as well as the 4-1 score in the first leg was proof of the difference in strength and form between the two sides.

Song Lam Nghe An is trying their best to do everything they can, taking advantage of every opportunity to successfully stay in the league despite countless difficulties and pressures. The 1-0 away win over Hong Linh Ha Tinh (the most difficult team to beat this season) in the previous round was a surprising result, but it also partly shows that.

Against a strong opponent like Nam Dinh, Song Lam Nghe An will try their best in the hope of getting points. Meanwhile, the team from Thanh Nam – considered the “upper hand” – will certainly be determined to win another victory to be able to defend the championship 2 rounds early.

Both Song Lam Nghe An (yellow shirt) and Hanoi FC have important matches this afternoon (May 25).

The highlight of this round is the “Hanoi derby” at Hang Day Stadium, where Hanoi Police – the team that just lost the Southeast Asian C1 Cup championship after a penalty shootout in the second leg of the final against Buriram United (Thailand) – meets Hanoi FC (43 points, temporarily ranked 2nd on the rankings).

With a gap of less than 5 points compared to Nam Dinh, Hanoi FC will have to win this match to maintain hope (in theory) for at least 1 more round, if Nam Dinh wins against Song Lam Nghe An in the match taking place on the same day.

On the other side, Hanoi Police can now focus fully on the race to the top 3 of V.League, so they will also aim to achieve the best possible results. Although they are 2 points behind 4th-placed Ha Tinh and 5 points behind 3rd-placed The Cong, Hanoi Police have played 2 fewer matches than their opponents.

In other words, in theory, Coach Polking and his team still have hope of entering the top 3 if they achieve good results in the remaining 5 matches (against Hanoi FC, Binh Duong, Binh Dinh, Thanh Hoa and Hai Phong respectively). The two teams shared the points 1-1 in the first leg, so this rematch will continue to be "eight ounces, half a pound" and it is difficult to predict the result!

Tuan Ngoc

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