Football prediction U17 Vietnam vs U17 UAE at U17 Asia tournament

fell into a very difficult group at the 2025 U17 Asian Cup, but U17 Vietnam had 2 commendable draws against U17 Australia and U17 Japan.

Considering the way these two teams dominated U17 UAE (although U17 UAE beat Australia), it is quite reasonable for U17 Vietnam to get a draw with a defensive counter-attack. Not to mention, the spirit and fighting spirit of the players aged only 16-17 are also highly appreciated. They fill the disadvantage in terms of stature and technique with a sense of discipline and strict tactics.

Viet Anh, Hong Quang, Hong Phong, Duy Khang, Van Khanh... have absolutely followed the tactics based on the 5-4-1 or 6-3-1 formation of coach Cristiano Roland. Thanks to a deep line-up distance organized tightly and with a track, U17 Vietnam has neutralized each attack from two strong opponents of continental scale.

A plus point for U17 Vietnam through the last two matches is the mental factor. Even when the opponent took the lead in the first half, U17 Vietnam was not confused, leading to a broken match. On the contrary, Mr. Roland's students calmly deployed their playing style according to the correct tactics. And at important moments, Vietnam scored to win 2 valuable points.

However, it must be emphasized that U17 Vietnam will enter the match against U17 UAE with a different mentality. In the context of needing to beat U17 UAE to qualify for the U17 World Cup, the "Golden Star Warriors" must change their playing style and competition mentality.

Instead of focusing on defense, U17 Vietnam needs to push up their formation to play offensively and score against the opponent. This will be a big challenge for Gia Bao and his teammates.

In addition, the challenge for defenders like Viet Anh, Hong Quang or goalkeeper Xuan Tin will also increase when the blocking support from midfielders and strikers is reduced compared to when facing Australia and Japan. In addition, U17 Vietnam also needs to deploy more attack pieces, instead of focusing only on counter-attacks as before.

Remember, up to now, U17 Vietnam has only had 1 win in the U17 Asian campaign. That was when they defeated U17 Myanmar in the qualifiers. In the remaining 4 matches against Kyrgyzstan, Yemen (qualitation), Australia, Japan (final round), U17 Vietnam all had only a draw.

However, U17 UAE is not a strong opponent in attack. Their strongest squad has been revealed with a 4-4-2 formation through 2 matches against Japan and Australia. From there, U17 UAE showed problems in defense.

The two wings and space between the defender and the center -back did not have a rhythmic lining. This leads to the regular UAE to the opponent's striker. The ability to fight the ball, especially dealing with the situations passing the ball in front of their 5m50 area is also very poor.

It is quite interesting that this is an attack that U17 Vietnam has carried out quite regularly. Based on the speed and crossing skills of Viet Long on the right wing as well as the ability to run for a face cut by Thien Phu and Duy Khang, the team also had some notable attacks against the 5m50 vong of Australia or Japan. That is considered the basis for coach Roland's team to be more confident when launching an attack against the UAE.

U17 Vietnam is only 1 victory away from the historic ticket to the World Cup. As striker Tran Gia Bao shared, the "Golden Star Warriors" have nothing to lose or behind them. He and his teammates will confidently move forward with the hope of realizing their world dream at the age of 17...