Vietnam – China : Preview & Prediction
Check our football predictions, betting tips and predictions for the match between Vietnam – China
Despite being knocked out of the contested 2022 World Cup, Vietnam can still put an end to China’s hopes by arriving at the tournament when they host them Tuesday at My Dinh National Stadium.
The Golden Star Warriors are useless in this qualifying round, losing 4-0 to Australia in the previous game, while the Chinese were eliminated 2-0 at Japan and are currently in fifth place with five points.
While their aspirations to reach the finals will soon end, there are still some positives for Park Hang-Seo and his Vietnamese team can carry on this experience moving forward.
This group has won five games to get to this stage, more wins than the national team has ever accumulated in a single World Cup qualifying campaign, a sign that perhaps the program is making progress.
Since November, this team has struggled in front of goal, failing to score in six of their last nine games in all competitions, including the previous three qualifiers.
At home, they did a better job of limiting their opponents’ opportunities, losing 1-0 to Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia last year.
Their defense struggled to contain the Aussies on Thursday, suffering their worst defeat since being beaten 8-1 by Manchester City in a friendly in 2015.
They managed to scare the late Chinese in their previous October meeting, scoring two goals in the last 10 minutes to equalize that duo match, before the dragon team broke their hearts with a goal in the 95th minute.
Now or never for China, which must win their last three races, have any hope of reaching the final for the first time since 2002.
Li Xiaopeng took this side from Li Tie in December, and his first match in charge was difficult to watch as his players failed to fire a single shot on goal, they only had 37% possession, managing accuracy of passage of 67%.
The results are not going well in the third round, however, the Chinese are still competing hard and making it difficult for the other teams in their group, suffering two defeats by a single goal and wasting a second-half lead against Oman in November, 1-1 draw.
China have conceded eight goals in their last three away games, conceding 18 shots on target in that stretch, but failed to shoot on target in two of those matches.
They hold a 100% record against Vietnam, winning all seven fights against them, many of which have been unbalanced results, beating them by a total of 23-5.
During this campaign, China has been heavily reliant on one or two players, who attracted a lot of attention, but still managed to deliver some solid performance, although their lack of depth in each position is part of the reason they are fussy. to move on to the next round, leading the Socceroos by nine points.
Vietnam – China : Betting Tips
BTS/YES Odds: 2.25
