Iran futsal team has a series of 3 consecutive wins in Group C, scoring 24 goals and conceding only 1 goal. They entered the quarter-final match against the Vietnam futsal team with a team that was not exhausted, even the players were very energetic after being rotated in the group stage.
On the contrary, the Vietnam futsal team did not have many advantages like that. The team had a very tense final match of the group stage against the Japanese futsal team, where they lost 0-2. After 3 matches, the Vietnam futsal team has had a number of injuries to Nguyen Manh Dung, Chu Van Tien and Tran Van Vu. They are eligible to play against Iran but are not sure to be in the best physical condition.
Iran futsal team has a very balanced and highly qualified squad of players, with 9/14 players scoring. Of which, Hossein Tayyebi has 6 goals, leading the scoring list; along with Ahmadababbasi (5 goals), Salar Aghapour (3 goals)...
Of the 24 goals Iran scored in the group stage, 13 were in the first half. Those statistics show that coach Vahid Shamsaee's team has comprehensive strength, surpassing its opponents in terms of skill and fitness.
Coach Vahid Shamsaee stressed that he did not want to use the power-play strategy (playing with 5 players without a goalkeeper) in the quarter-finals. Instead, he hopes that his students will impose a playing style on their opponents, playing flexibly and diversely to score against the Vietnamese team.
In 6 meetings with the Vietnam futsal team in official tournaments, the Iranian team scored 59 goals, an average of nearly 12 goals/match. The West Asian team has created huge wins such as 14-2 1997), 14-5 (2014) or 13-1 (2016)...
Under the leadership of coach Giustozzi, the Vietnam futsal team has made remarkable progress, especially in terms of organization, physical strength and diverse attacking ability. However, the level between the two sides is still very different. Therefore, the possibility of the team creating a surprise is unimaginable.
With goalkeeper Ho Van Y in the squad, the Vietnam futsal team can limit many goals conceded against Iran. However, it is likely that the West Asian team will still create a big win, when the level correlation between the two sides is still too large.
Score prediction: Vietnam futsal team 2-7 Iran
