At the end of the break to make room for the national team to perform international missions, LPBank V.League 2024-2025 will return this weekend with the 17th round.
This is also the period when teams will accelerate in the race for the championship, after having enough time to adjust their squads.
defending champion Nam Dinh is leading the group with 31 points and is still highly appreciated in the race to the finish line. The absence of striker Nguyen Xuan Son due to injury has affected the team but not too much.
In 7 matches in the V.League after the ASEAN Cup 2024 when Xuan Son did not play, Nam Dinh only lost 1 match, the rest they won 3 and drew 3.
Coach Vu Hong Viet's team has been unbeaten in the last 5 matches, including impressive victories against The Cong Viettel and Hanoi FC.
Because they have been eliminated from the continental arena and the National Cup, Nam Dinh is only focusing on the V.League. They have quality foreign players, domestic players are everywhere.
That is the reason why coach Vu Hong Viet boldly parted ways with Hendrio, and has just added experienced player Lam Ti Phong from Thanh Hoa.
Another advantage for Nam Dinh is that in the remaining 10 rounds, they will play 6 matches at home, with most of the opponents being at a disadvantage. Nam Dinh's most difficult match in the final stage is having to visit Hanoi FC on April 4.
The Cong Viettel will be a formidable opponent in the championship race with Nam Dinh. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team is only 3 points behind their opponent and if Nam Dinh stumbles, The Cong Viettel will have the opportunity to rise.
The Cong Viettel does not own the dream team like their opponent, even saying goodbye to number 1 star Nguyen Hoang Duc. However, they have a crap playing style, reasonable tactics, always putting efficiency first. Along with Nam Dinh, they are the team that scored the most goals away from home with 13 goals.
With the National Cup semi-finals, The Cong Viettel showed their ambition to achieve high results in the entire arena. In the remaining stage, perseverance and concentration will be the key of The Cong Viettel in competing for the title.
Hanoi FC is another formidable opponent in the championship race. Van Quyet and his teammates have been left empty-handed for the past 2 seasons, so they are very determined this season. The capital team has made great strides under coach Teguramori, with 3 unbeaten matches.
However, maintaining consistency and efficiency in playing style will be a big challenge for the Japanese strategist. In addition, Hanoi FC has not played impressively in major matches this season when they lost to The Cong Viettel, Nam Dinh; drew with Thanh Hoa, Hanoi Police in the first leg... To win the championship, Hanoi FC must try and show more courage.
Thanh Hoa, Binh Duong or Hanoi Police still have a chance to compete for the V.League championship. However, these teams all have their own problems from changing coaches (Thanh Hoa), not too thick forces, injuries to pillars (Binh Duong) to unimpressive performance (Hanoi Police), so it will be very difficult to compete with the above opponents.
