Round 2 of V-League 2025 - 2026: Focus in Ninh Binh

In the 5 matches on the evening of August 23, all attention was focused on the debut of rookie Ninh Binh at home when they hosted Dong A Thanh Hoa.

Blocking the "dark horse" Ninh Binh

An impressive start with a 3-1 comeback win over host Ha Tinh showed the mettle of the newly promoted Ninh Binh Club. But Dong A Thanh Hoa will be very different from coach Gerard Albadalejo and his team because the Thanh team is always a stumbling block for any ambitious team.

In terms of strength, Ninh Binh Club is slightly better when owning a squad with many national players such as Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Duc Chien or goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. However, Dong A Thanh Hoa has a spirit of solidarity and a smooth playing style that is enough to bring surprises to the big teams. It can be said that the confrontation between Ninh Binh Club and Thanh Hoa is a battle between the youth of a new team and the experience of a "giant" who has won 2 National Cup titles.

3 points for Hanoi and Nam Dinh?

Rarely has the balance of the Hanoi and Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) match been so tilted to one side as it is now. Specifically, while Hanoi FC has invested heavily to compete for the championship, HAGL only has a young generation of players with the goal of staying in the league.

The 0-3 loss to Becamex TP.HCM exposed many weaknesses of HAGL in both attack and defense. Therefore, it will be difficult for Mr. Duc’s team to create a surprise against the capital team.

Another uneven match is Song Lam Nghe An vs. Thep Xanh Nam Dinh. While Nam Dinh is shopping for a foreign squad for all fronts, the home team Song Lam Nghe An only invests modestly with the standard of 4 foreign players. In addition, the home team SLNA also faces difficulties due to the loss of Justin Garcia due to a red card in the 2-1 loss to PVF-CAND.

V-League 2025 - 2026 TV schedule on August 23:

6:00 p.m.: SHB Da Nang - Hong Linh Ha Tinh (FPT Play, HTV Sports THTT), Ninh Binh - Dong A Thanh Hoa (FPT Play, TV360), Song Lam Nghe An - Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (FPT Play, TV360), Hai Phong - PVF-CAND (FPT Play)

19:15: Hanoi Club - Hoang Anh Gia Lai (FPT Play)

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vong-2-v-league-2025-2026-tam-diem-o-ninh-binh-20250823105130968.htm