Score prediction: U23 Vietnam draws with Philippines, wins in penalty shootout

Although the Philippines made history by entering the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship, experts still rated Vietnam as superior in the match taking place at 4 p.m. this afternoon, July 25.

U23 Vietnam is considered superior to U23 Philippines - Photo: TTO

This is the first time the Philippines U23 has reached the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian U23 Championship, since the tournament was founded in 2005. In contrast, Vietnam has won the championship twice.

In this participation, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team have an advantage when they are placed in an easy group with Cambodia and Laos. On the contrary, the Philippines is in the same group with two regional giants, Indonesia and Malaysia, in addition to Brunei.

Having only played 2 matches in the group stage, U23 Vietnam is likely to be in better shape. Bookmakers also rate coach Kim Sang Sik and his team as superior, when offering U23 Vietnam a handicap of 1 goal for the whole match and a handicap of 0.25 goals in the first half.

In terms of head-to-head record, U23 Vietnam also dominated when they won 2 and drew 1 in the last 3 encounters. In one of those matches, Vietnam won by 4 goals.

In this encounter, the task of scoring will not be easy for U23 Vietnam, because the Philippines has the best defense in the tournament. They have only conceded 1 goal after 3 group stage matches. And that was only an own goal in the match against Indonesia.

The over/under ratio in this match is therefore quite low, 2.25 goals for the whole match and 1 goal in the first half.

After 2 group stage matches, U23 Vietnam showed their strength in high crosses. But this is also the strength of the Philippines, which has always been a team with many tall players.

It is likely that U23 Philippines will choose a completely defensive style of play, aiming to bring the match to a penalty shootout. The high spirit of the Philippine players cannot be underestimated as they have won a ticket to the semi-finals of the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the first time.

Score prediction: 0-0 draw in regular time, Vietnam wins 4-2 in penalty shootout.

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HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/du-doan-ti-so-u23-viet-nam-hoa-philippines-thang-o-luan-luu-20250724201054966.htm