Ho Chi Minh City - Binh Dinh: The visitors find joy again?

After five rounds, HCM City FC won Binh Duong and lost four, including three at Thong Nhat Stadium. After losing to Hanoi FC in the 5th round, coach Vu Tien Thanh drew attention when he criticized VPF and the referee. As in fact, Mr. Vu Tien Thanh's team this season is not appreciated in terms of force, player salaries have also been cut, making them still the penultimate, different from the goal of entering the top 8 to race for the championship. that this leader announced at the beginning of the season.

No more Ngo Hoang Thinh, Lee Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City no longer has a leader in terms of gameplay. Instead of controlling the ball like last season, they now mainly wave the ball upwards so that strikers like Hoang Vu Samson, Victor Mansaray, Daniel Green can support themselves. Therefore, they do not often put pressure on the opponent and create very few scoring opportunities. With only three goals scored from the beginning of the tournament, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang are the two teams with the worst attack in the V-League 2023.

Binh Dinh suddenly lost to Thanh Hoa 0-1 when the V-League returned after a 45-day break. This defeat dealt a blow to the championship ambitions of the Vo team after they reached the top of the table, winning the V-League best club in February 2023. Therefore, meeting Ho Chi Minh City, which is in complete decline today, is seen as an opportunity for Mr. Nguyen Duc Thang's teachers and students to seek victory, prove their strength and at the same time squeeze back into the top group.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam may be out due to injury, but Binh Dinh still has a much better force than Ho Chi Minh City. However, the Vo team needed to sharpen their attack - the biggest problem that made them lose to Thanh Hoa on April 8.

On Quy Nhon field that day, despite playing with four strikers including Rafaelson, Jermie Lynch, Duc Chinh and Tien Dat, Binh Dinh could not find his way into the opponent's goal. Rafaelson was given the best opportunities, but could not win against Thanh Hoa goalkeeper Thanh Diep, including a penalty in the 75th minute.

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang also needs to maximize the ability to cause mutations from other quality names in the squad such as Schmidt, Thanh Thinh, Mac Hong Quan, Nghiem Xuan Tu, Van Thuan, Van Cao Trien.

In addition to the advantage in force, Binh Dinh also gained more confidence from the confrontational record. In the last five matches, the representative of the Central region won all of Ho Chi Minh City, including two victories 2-1 and 3-1 at Thong Nhat Stadium.