Round 5 of LPBank V.League 2024-2025 received a lot of attention because there were confrontations between teams that were in good form from the beginning of the tournament or championship candidates.
The earliest match is the match between The Cong Viettel and Binh Duong taking place at Hang Day Stadium due to objective reasons. Both sides have quite similar results in the last 2 rounds (1 loss, 1 win), have 7 points and maintain the ability to compete for the top position this season.
For the home team, this will be the first match without the number 1 star Hoang Duc in the squad. However, the army team's attack is still highly rated, so the upcoming match with Tien Linh, Que Ngoc Hai... from Binh Duong is considered to be very evenly matched.
The highlight of this round is the match in Pleiku between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thanh Hoa. Both teams have been in good form since the beginning of the tournament. After leading the rankings for 3 consecutive rounds, the team from the mountain town only accepted to give up the top spot to Thanh Hoa after round 4.
With home advantage, Hoang Anh Gia Lai will likely take the initiative to attack by playing football with quick, technical passes. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa is a team that is good at counter-attacking thanks to sharp strikers up front who can make good use of cross-line passes. The match between the two top teams is certainly an exciting match. The team that wins will definitely be in the lead after this round.
At Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Nam are also a difficult match to predict the outcome. Both have 4 points. At home, Ho Chi Minh City really wants a win to regain momentum, while Quang Nam will likely choose a solid defensive counter-attacking style and look for opportunities.
The latest match of this round is the match between defending champion Nam Dinh and Hanoi Police, taking place on Monday, October 28. Although the start was not as good as expected, with the current strength, experts assess that as long as the players on the attack line "find each other", Nam Dinh will immediately return to being the top candidate. On the other side, Hanoi Police still did not play well despite having many stars in the squad. With home field advantage, Nam Dinh is considered to be better than its opponent in the upcoming match.
In this round, there are 3 more matches between Da Nang - Hai Phong, Binh Dinh - Song Lam Nghe An and Hanoi - Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
Round 5 will have 6 matches applying VAR. The only match without VAR is the competition between Da Nang and Hai Phong.
