In round 20 of V.League, Nam Dinh won 3-1 against Binh Duong at Thien Truong Stadium, thereby consolidating their top position in the rankings with 39 points.
Continue to chase the second-placed team Hanoi FC with 37 points. Van Quyet and his teammates just defeated Quang Nam with a score of 2-1 in the latest match of this round.
Meanwhile, the next two rankings will be swapped. The 3 points earned against Song Lam Nghe An helped The Cong Viettel return to the championship race in 3rd place, while Hong Linh Ha Tinh rose to 4th place after defeating Ho Chi Minh City with a score of 1-0.
The defeat against Da Nang caused Thanh Hoa to fall to 5th place. Right behind them is Hanoi Police, but this team has not competed in round 20 due to the schedule in the Southeast Asian Cup C1.
With unstable performance in recent times, it is not surprising that Binh Duong dropped to 7th and almost no longer has a chance to compete for the throne.
At Pleiku, despite many difficulties against Hai Phong, Brandao's brilliance in the final minutes of the match brought the decisive goal to win 1-0 for the team from the mountain town.
This result helped Hoang Anh Gia Lai temporarily rise to 8th place on the rankings with 24 points. Meanwhile, Hai Phong also had the same score but ranked 9th because of a lower secondary index.
In addition, 10th, 11th, 12th place respectively belonged to Ho Chi Minh City (22 points), Quang Nam (21 points) and Song Lam Nghe An (19 points). However, this is not a safe ranking.
The relegation race is also heating up after Da Nang beat Thanh Hoa when they are only 2 points behind the second-placed Binh Dinh team (playing 1 match less).
