V-League: Unpredictable race at the top and bottom, HAGL about to successfully stay in the league

On the afternoon of April 27, Da Nang FC unexpectedly defeated the giant Thanh Hoa, making the relegation race extremely unpredictable, while Ha Noi FC continued to put strong pressure on the top team Nam Dinh.

DANANG CLUB SUDDENLY LIGHTS UP HOPE

Round 20 of the V-League witnessed unexpected results, making the relegation race much more attractive. At Hoa Xuan Stadium, Da Nang Club had a shocking victory over Thanh Hoa Club (the team competing for the championship and had just defeated The Cong Viettel 3-1 a week ago). Thiago's goal in the 70th minute was considered precious as... a diamond, helping the Han River team have their first victory after 7 consecutive draws and losses. These 3 sweet points were like a rain to relieve their thirst for points, helping coach Le Duc Tuan and his team narrow the gap with the second-to-last team Binh Dinh to only 2 points. The martial arts team has not played yet, waiting until June 3 to make up for the match with Hanoi Police Club (meeting PSM Makassar in the Southeast Asian Club Cup on April 30). The gap of only 2 points with Binh Dinh Club and 5 points with SLNA will light up hope for the Han River team, making the relegation race extremely unpredictable.

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Da Nang Club (right) had a valuable victory over Thanh Hoa Club to revive the hope of staying in the V-League.

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Despite the lowest score, do not forget that Da Nang FC has the advantage in terms of schedule, they have 1 match against a stronger club, and the remaining 5 matches are against opponents who are directly competing in the relegation race. In the next round, Da Nang FC will be a guest at The Cong Viettel's home ground, which has just changed coaches (Coach Popov takes over the head coach position, Coach Duc Thang is promoted to Technical Director in charge of youth training). In the remaining 3 home matches of the season, they will have 3 "6-point" matches against 3 direct competitors in the relegation race: Binh Dinh (round 22) and Quang Nam (round 23) and SLNA (round 26). In between, Da Nang FC will have 2 away matches against HAGL (round 24) and Ha Tinh (round 25).

Hanoi puts pressure on the opponent temporarily leading V-League

V-League 2024 - 2025 is not only attractive because of the relegation race, when the championship race is still very "hot". In the latest match on April 27, Hanoi Club had a thrilling match and left the field with a 2-1 victory over Quang Nam Club. Thereby, Hanoi Club continued to put strong pressure on the top team Nam Dinh with only 2 points less (37 compared to 39 points). This result will create the perfect premise for the capital team to prepare for the early final match with the team from Thanh Nam in round 21.

If they can take advantage of the home field advantage at Hang Day and take all 3 points, Hanoi FC will officially usurp Nam Dinh FC to rise to the top of the rankings for the first time this season. This is a completely possible possibility when coach Teguramori Makoto has established a stable playing style, helping Hanoi FC have an unbeaten streak with 5 wins and 2 draws. In particular, the Japanese coach is making good use of the potential of individuals by placing them appropriately in the overall playing style. Hanoi FC's defense is playing solidly with only 1 goal conceded after the last 3 matches, while the attacking line is quite diverse with the quartet of Joao Pedro, Floro Daniel, Van Quyet, Hai Long having together scored 21 goals, along with Tuan Hai finding his scoring touch again.

HAGL has a valuable victory

At Pleiku Stadium, HAGL did not play too impressively but got all 3 points against Hai Phong Club thanks to Brandao's goal in the 85th minute. This precious victory helped the mountain town team shake off a lot of pressure to get 24 points, temporarily surpassing Hai Phong Club to rank 8th. According to initial calculations by experts, HAGL and Hai Phong Club were very close to the relegation position, with a gap of only 3 - 4 points. But the reality is much more complicated with the rise of the bottom teams such as Da Nang Club or Binh Dinh Club - who are quietly hiding their troops after a dose of doping money from sponsors.

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