Tran Tien
Football Tribe Vietnam
Hanoi FC will take on Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the ‘match to watch’ in Round 16 of the V.League.
These are two of the teams which have the largest number of fans in Vietnam right now and the match at Hang Day stadium this Wednesday expected to be played in front of a packed crowd.
This is also a match where both teams will be desperate for all three points. The host is on the title race, and are currently only one point behind the league leaders Ho Chi Minh City. Meanwhile, Hoang Anh Gia Lai are in the relegation battle and need to pull themselves up the table.
Matches between these two teams are very hard to predict, and Hoang Anh Gia Lai always tries their best in each match against Hanoi. Given their history, these two sides can be called as arch-rivals in the league.
The difficulty Hanoi face in their match presents a major chance for Ho Chi Minh City, as the league leaders face SHB Danang. Despite the fact that Ho Chi Minh City will not play in the regular stadium due to a schedule conflict with the athletics events, they still are the favorites to win this match.