In round 19, Phu Dong Ninh Binh club defeated Tre Ho Chi Minh City with a score of 3-0. Along with Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc sharing points with PVF-CAND after a 0-0 draw, coach Nguyen Viet Thang and his team won the 2024-2025 National First Division championship 3 rounds early.
Currently, Phu Dong Ninh Binh has 49 points, 8 points more than the second-placed team Binh Phuoc. Accordingly, the ancient capital team still has 3 matches left, while the Southern representative only has 2 matches left.
The goal of Cong Phuong and his teammates now is to compete for a place in the play-off to win a ticket to the V.League next season. Their opponent, PVF-CAND, has 34 points and has not played 3 matches. Therefore, Binh Phuoc cannot afford to stumble in the rest of the tournament.
In the relegation race, the bottom teams are almost unsafe. At the bottom of the table is still Hue with 12 points. This round, they have only scored 1 point after a 1-1 draw with Ba Ria - Vung Tau. Meanwhile, the second-placed position on the rankings is Long An with 12 points.
Two other clubs are also in the danger zone, Dong Thap (16 points) and Hoa Binh (15 points).
The remaining 4 teams that can be "affordable" at this time are Ho Chi Minh City Youth (19 points), Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, Ba Ria - Vung Tau with the same 18 points.
