In round 17, striker Dinh Bac scored a double, making an important contribution to helping the police team win convincingly against Da Nang. This result helped coach Mano Polking's team extend their consecutive win streak to 11 matches, and at the same time increase the total score to 44 after 17 rounds.
With a 10-point gap from the second-placed team, The Cong Viettel, Hanoi Police is holding a great advantage in the championship race as the season still has 9 rounds ahead. This team also showed impressive attacking efficiency with 40 goals scored since the beginning of the season.
In the opposite direction, the heavy defeat at Hang Day Stadium makes Da Nang continue to face difficulties in the relegation race when they only have 12 points after 17 rounds. The Han River team has now been caught up in points by PVF-CAND after this opponent won 1 point in the 1-1 draw against Becamex TPHCM.
In the top competing group, Hanoi club unexpectedly lost 0-1 at Lach Tray stadium to Hai Phong, thereby ending a two-match winning streak. This result caused the capital team to temporarily rank fourth with 27 points and face the risk of being overtaken by Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (26 points) in the rankings.
Meanwhile, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is currently ranked 11th with 15 points after 17 rounds. The unsafe gap compared to the bottom group makes the Mountain Town team still have to continue to make efforts in the remainder of the season to avoid the risk of falling into the relegation race.
