Big advantage for Quang Nam, Ho Chi Minh City
Before round 25 of V.League 2024-2025, the 5 teams at the bottom of the table including Quang Nam, Ho Chi Minh City (25 points), Song Lam Nghe An (23 points) and Binh Dinh, Da Nang (21 points) are in the group at risk of being relegated to V.League.
In which, the team at the bottom of the table must play in the National First Division next season, while the second-placed team must play a play-off with the runner-up of the First Division to compete for a ticket to stay in the league.
Of course, with 4 points more than the 2 teams at the bottom, Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh City are in the advantage. In addition to the fairly safe gap in points, these two teams also have a smoother match schedule than Song Lam Nghe An, Binh Dinh or Da Nang.
Ho Chi Minh City can stay in the 25th round if they defeat Binh Dinh in the "6-point match". Even if they do not beat Binh Dinh, the "Red Ship" still have a basis to stay in the final round. Because their opponent is The Cong Viettel - who are out of motivation in the V.League and are focusing on the National Cup front.
In case of a victory against The Cong Viettel, Ho Chi Minh City will definitely stay in the league thanks to at least 1 point advantage over Da Nang and Binh Dinh.
Similar to Quang Nam. The Quang team is unlikely to avoid defeat in hosting the top team Nam Dinh in round 25, because the representative of Nam Thanh aims to win 3 points to ensure the 2024-2025 V.League championship before 1 match.
Quang Nam's hope will be to visit Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the final round. With the home team at Pleiku having stayed in the league early and having reached their goal, the chance for Quang Nam to win 3 points is very feasible.
At that time, the score of coach Van Sy Son and his team was 28 points. Meanwhile, if they win both final matches, the maximum score that Da Nang and Binh Dinh will have is only 27 points. This means that Quang Nam will stay in the V.League.
Difficult for the bottom team
Although there is no safe score gap with the 2 bottom positions like Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh City, Song Lam Nghe An with 23 points still has the right to decide.
In round 25, the Nghe An team will host Hoang Anh Gia Lai at Vinh Stadium. After that, they will face Da Nang directly in the final match. Coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team confidently won 3 points against the representative from Pleiku.
In addition to the opponent staying in the league and reaching the target, Song Lam Nghe An also played at Vinh Stadium. This is the place where Long Vu and his teammates will compete quite well in 2025. Most recently, the top team Nam Dinh also struggled to win 3-2 on the field of Song Lam Nghe An.
If they get a good result against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, the Nghe An team will be more confident to enter the "6-point match" with Da Nang in the final round. At that time, as long as they do not lose to their opponents, they will certainly avoid being relegated directly when the season ends.
The two teams with the fewest points before the last 2 rounds, Binh Dinh and Da Nang (21 points), are still at a disadvantage.
For Binh Dinh, this team will meet Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi FC in turn. The goal of Mr. Tran Minh Chien and his team is of course to win 6 absolute points, as well as waiting for related favorable results.
The team from the land of Vo promises to face many difficulties in their away match against Ho Chi Minh City - a club that is also competing for relegation tickets. Only the victory can help Binh Dinh keep the hope of staying in the V.League. However, this is too fragile, especially when HCMC wants to decide its own fate right in this round.
Finally, Da Nang, their opponent in the last two rounds, divided into 2 extremes. First, Ha Tinh was relegated early. Therefore, the basis for Da Nang to aim for victory in round 25 is positive.
However, the Han River team will face a big challenge called Song Lam Nghe An in the final match, promising to be the "reverse final" of the season.
