Round 8 V-League 2025-2026: Police Derby - conquering the top 3

At 7:15 p.m. on October 27, Hanoi Police Club will host Ho Chi Minh City Police at Hang Day Stadium in round 8 of V-League 2025 - 2026 (live on FPT Play, VTV5 and HTV Sports).

Hanoi Police will face Ho Chi Minh City Police at Hang Day Stadium tonight - Photo: NGOC LE

With 14 points on the same table, Hanoi Police Club and Ho Chi Minh City Police Club are about to enter a very important industry derby. The winner of this match will consolidate their third place in the V-League table.

Hanoi Police is one of three remaining teams at this point that has not lost a match. Along with Ninh Binh Club and The Cong - Viettel , the team under the leadership of coach Alexandre Polking is showing the shape of a championship candidate, with 4 wins, 2 draws and standing third on the rankings.

Stability of Hanoi Police

This is a commendable achievement for a team that is busy competing in many arenas like Hanoi Police. In addition to V-League, the team under the leadership of Coach Polking also has to compete in AFC Champions League Two (C2 Asian Cup) and ASEAN Club Championship (Southeast Asian Cup).

Hanoi Police have shown no signs of letting up in the V-League. That motivation is what makes Polking’s team strong at the moment. Although their squad is being dented by injuries, with a stable depth of players, that is not a problem for this team.

Welcoming Ho Chi Minh City Police, Hanoi Police will not have the services of goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh, not to mention Vu Van Thanh. But with the recruitment of Adou Minh, plus the "revival" of Tran Dinh Trong, Hanoi Police's defense is still very solid.

The stability of the midfield and forward lines of Hanoi Police is what makes opponents pay attention. With Nguyen Quang Hai as the soul of the playing style, the mobility of Le Van Do, the youth of Nguyen Dinh Bac plus the dominance of foreign player Alan Sebastiao, the Hanoi Police attack is always ready to threaten any goal.

Tien Linh is in good form for the Ho Chi Minh City Police - Photo: TTO

What will Ho Chi Minh City Police use to stop Hanoi Police?

Under the leadership of Coach Le Huynh Duc, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club is making commendable progress in the rankings with 4 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. Among them, commendable is the 2-1 win over the traditional team Hanoi and the 0-0 draw with the reigning champion Nam Dinh .

The 0-0 draw against Ha Tinh in round 7 may have been a bit unfortunate for Huynh Duc and his team, but it also brought a streak of 5 consecutive unbeaten matches up to this point.

The luggage that Ho Chi Minh City Police brought to Hang Day Stadium is a relatively young force, with the addition of many quality domestic players, including striker Nguyen Tien Linh, the explosive force that has "fired the barrel" 3 times for the team. This will be the hope for Ho Chi Minh City Police in the attack on the fortress of Hanoi Police.

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club will likely choose a defensive counter-attacking style of play. To gain points, they need to improve their defense and avoid conceding unfortunate goals like in the matches against opponents of equal strength such as Becamex Ho Chi Minh City or Song Lam Nghe An in the past rounds.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vong-8-v-league-2025-2026-derby-cong-an-danh-chiem-top-3-20251027091000654.htm