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Indonesian newspaper predicts the result of the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines

At 4pm today (July 25), U23 Vietnam will face U23 Philippines in the semi-finals of the U23 Southeast Asian Championship. Although they did not play convincingly in the group stage, coach Kim Sang Sik's team still received confidence ahead of this match.

Many Indonesian newspapers are still leaning towards the possibility of U23 Vietnam winning against U23 Philippines. Bola newspaper commented: “U23 Vietnam entered the semi-finals of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament as the top team in Group B after two victories against U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia. Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team are the only team to win all the matches in the group stage.

Meanwhile, U23 Philippines is emerging as the “dark horse” of the tournament. Although not highly rated, they still qualified for the semi-finals as the second-best team in the group, with 6 points after victories over Malaysia and Brunei. Their only loss was to U23 Indonesia with a narrow score of 0-1.

Despite the positive results, U23 Vietnam still has some areas to improve, especially in the attack. In the group stage, their shot on target rate was only 32.5%, with a conversion rate of 11.6%.

In contrast, U23 Philippines showed high efficiency in counter-attacks. Despite only controlling the ball on average 40% per match, they still achieved a 61.9% shot on target rate and a 19% scoring efficiency. This shows the ability to take advantage of opportunities very well when switching from defense to attack.

Vietnam U23 has shown impressive performance in the group stage, especially in set pieces. They often score goals from dead balls. Center back Hieu Minh is a key factor in this tactic and has contributed two goals. If they continue to be effective from set pieces, Vietnam U23's chances of winning will become brighter.

On the other hand, U23 Philippines has not had a truly stable performance. However, their defense has shown solidity, especially through tight matches against Indonesia and Malaysia. Although their attacking style still depends a lot on individual efforts, they are not an easy opponent to defeat.

Bola newspaper predicts that U23 Vietnam will win 2-0 against U23 Philippines in this match.

Another Indonesian newspaper, Football5star, predicts that the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines will be tight and not have many chances. U23 Vietnam will win 1-0 against U23 Philippines, similar to the last confrontation between the two teams in the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament.

Score newspaper believes that the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Philippines will be a battle of wits and tactics, taking advantage of set pieces and quick counterattacks. They still highly value the experience of U23 Vietnam. This newspaper predicts that coach Kim Sang Sik and his team will win with a score of 1-0.

Bangkapost newspaper predicts that U23 Vietnam will win with a score of 1-0, while Pikiran Rakyat newspaper predicts that U23 Vietnam will win 2-0 against U23 Philippines.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/u23-viet-nam-0-0-u23-philippines-hiep-1-thang-tien-vao-chung-ket-20250725152142400.htm