Vietnam - Indonesia women's team: Aiming for the top position

The Vietnamese women's team must take advantage of scoring opportunities to have a big win as a springboard for the decisive battle for the top spot with Thailand in Group A.

Scoring many goals is the mission of Huynh Nhu and her teammates against Indonesia - Photo: NGOC LE

After a big win over Cambodia, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team need to continue to win big against Indonesia in the match taking place at 7:30 p.m. today, August 9, at Lach Tray Stadium (FPT Play, VTV5 THTT) to compete for the top spot with Thailand in the group stage of the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Championship.

Winning 6-0 against Cambodia was a successful match for the Vietnamese women's team as coach Mai Duc Chung still kept his tactical cards for the upcoming journey. However, the Vietnamese women's team did not take the top spot because Thailand beat Indonesia 7-0 and took the top spot thanks to a better goal difference than us.

The current ranking does not say much. But if we look at Group B where the defending champion Philippines just defeated Timor Leste, the Vietnamese women's team must have a specific calculation to both complete the goal of advancing and avoid the Philippines - an extremely strong opponent with an abundant source of Filipino players.

With the overwhelming advantage shown against Timor Leste, Philippines is the top candidate for the championship. Therefore, avoiding meeting Philippines in the semi-finals is the calculation for the teams in Group A.

Because they will meet Thailand in the last match, Vietnam must win big against Indonesia to compete for goal difference. This is because Thailand will also try to do the same when they meet Cambodia in the match taking place on the same day.

The statistical correlation and force are currently in favor of the Vietnamese women's team before the match against Indonesia.

In the latest FIFA rankings on August 7, the Vietnamese women's team ranked No. 1 in Southeast Asia and No. 6 in Asia. Meanwhile, Indonesia ranked No. 6 in Southeast Asia and No. 20 in Asia. In terms of performance, the Indonesian women's team lost all three of their most recent matches and failed to qualify for the 2026 Asian Women's Championship.

In terms of strength, the Indonesian team only has 3 names of Dutch origin in the squad: Noa Leatomu, Isa Warps and Estella Loupatty. All 3 players played in the match against Thailand but did not show much and could not save the home team from a heavy 0-7 loss to Thailand.

With the current form, victory is within reach of the Vietnamese women's team. However, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team need to take advantage of scoring opportunities to have a big win as a springboard for the decisive battle for the top spot with Thailand in Group A.

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