Form, head-to-head record
Hanoi Police won the right to enter the final after defeating Indonesia's PSM Makassar with a total score of 2-1 after 2 matches.
Coach Polking's team has been given the best conditions by VFF and VPF to compete best in the continental tournament by adjusting the team's competition schedule in the V.League.
Meanwhile, Buriram United beat their hometown team Pathum United with a total score of 3-1 in the semi-finals. The Thai club is aiming for a fourth goal of this year's season, including the Thai League, FA Cup, Southeast Asian Cup C1 and League Cup.
Buriram United won the Thai League, qualified for the FA Cup final against Muangthong United as well as reached the League Cup semi-finals.
In terms of form, both teams have played quite well recently. Hanoi Police have won 3 and drawn 2 in the last 5 matches. In his latest match, Quang Hai and his teammates drew with Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0-0 in round 22 of V.League.
As for Buriram United, they have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their last 5 matches. In the latest match, Thai club beat Pathum United 3-0 in the FA Cup semi-finals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams is in favor of Hanoi Police. In the group stage, Hanoi Police beat Buriram United 2-1 at Hang Day Stadium.
Theerathon Bunmathan's confidence
Theerathon Bunmathan, a veteran player of Thai football and currently playing for Buriram United, is confident that he will help his team overcome Hanoi Police in the No. 1 tournament in the region.
"Hanoi Police is the team that we lost to in the first match. But this time I am confident that we will be able to defeat them. We entered this tournament with the goal of winning the championship. And we are here to make that happen, Bunmathan quoted Thairath.
Buriram United is the most successful team in Thai football for more than 10 years. Their squad is full of stars, many of whom have played for Thailand such as Suphanat, Theerathon, Pansa Hemviboon, Sasalak, Supachai...
In which, Pansa and Suphanat were members of the Thai team that lost to the Vietnamese team in the final of the 2024 ASEAN Cup.
The Thai club also has a series of foreign players from Australia, Italy, South Korea, Austria... as well as some Southeast Asian stars such as Neil Etheridge (Philippines), Dion Cools (Malaysia) ...
Hanoi Police will have to be very careful with Buriram United's strong attack, as the team has many classy strikers. In which, striker Guilherme Bissoli (Brazil) scored 25 goals. Following him are Supachai (10 goals), Lucas Crispim, Suphanat (all 9 goals)...
In terms of assists, Theerathon leads with 9 direct assists for teammates, followed by Bissoli and Crispim (both with 7 assists).
For Hanoi Police, coach Alexandre Polking is no stranger to Buriram United when he led many of their players while working at the Thai team, helping the team win the AFF Cup 2020, 2022 (the predecessor of the ASEAN Cup).
Mr. Polking has also faced Buriram United many times while he was the coach of Bangkok United and Suphanburi clubs from 2014 to 2020.
The first leg of the Southeast Asian Cup C1 final between Hanoi Police vs Buriram United will take place at 7:30 p.m. on May 14. The second leg will be played a week later.
