On the evening of February 7, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club surprised in round 13 of LPB Bank V.League 2025-2026 when defeating Ninh Binh FC with a score of 2-1. Although rated much lower in both force and form, the Mountain Town team chose a reasonable playing style and played resiliently against the opponent.
This is also Hoang Anh Gia Lai's 2nd consecutive victory after the V.League returned. At this time, coach Le Quang Trai's team has temporarily risen to 8th place in the standings with 14 points.
Meanwhile, Ninh Binh is still ranked second in the group with 27 points, but has widened the point gap with Hanoi Police - the leading team in the rankings with 29 points. Notably, the Police sector team played 2 fewer matches.
At Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi club continued to play sublimely when defeating Hai Phong with a score of 2-0 with goals from Fisher and Do Hoang Hen. This result helped the Capital representative rise to 4th place with 21 points, surpassing the Port City team in the rankings.
Another surprise in this round was Becamex TPHCM's 1-2 defeat to PVF-CAND. This caused the Capital team to drop to 9th, while PVF-CAND temporarily escaped the "red light" group.
