The defending champion Nam Dinh is facing many difficulties in the early stages of this year's season. After 5 matches, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team have only 7 points, especially when they have played 1 more match than some other opponents.
Notably, Nam Dinh's two failures since the beginning of the season have both come from teams that are rated lower such as Song Lam Nghe An or rookie Ninh Binh. This makes fans of the team from Thanh Nam worried.
On the contrary, Hanoi Police are showing stability and efficiency. They have won 10 points after 4 rounds, temporarily ranked second in the group before round 5 and can completely take the top spot if they win all 3 points against Nam Dinh, in case Ninh Binh stumbles against Hai Phong.
Under the leadership of coach Polking, the Police team is not only good in the V.League but also achieves quite positive results in regional tournaments. They drew with Beijing Guoan (China) in the AFC Champions League Two and defeated Cebu (Philippines) in the Southeast Asian Cup C1.
Nam Dinh also won against Svay Rieng (Cambodia) in the regional arena, but their performance was still unconvincing. Facing Hanoi Police at the present time is considered a difficult problem for the home team at Thien Truong Stadium.
In terms of force, Nam Dinh currently has almost the strongest squad and the advantage of playing at home. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police may be missing two key players, Quang Hai and Viet Anh, due to injury.
However, the balance of the head-to-head record is leaning towards the capital representative when they won 2 and drew 1 in the last 3 times against Nam Dinh, including a 3-2 victory in the National Super Cup right at Thien Truong Stadium at the beginning of this season.
The match between Nam Dinh and Hanoi Police takes place at 6:00 p.m. today (September 28) and will be broadcast live on FPT Play.
Live link:
https://fptplay.vn/su-kien/thep-xanh-nam-dinh-cong-an-ha-noi-68d3b046a011306241f15dcb?event=event&type=highlight
