Nam Dinh FC vs The Cong - Viettel FC
Match details. V-League 1, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 12:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. Nam Dinh FC are 3rd on 10 points after 5 games, 1 point behind Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh, level on points with Công An Nhân Dân. A win would take them above Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh. The Cong - Viettel FC are 12th on 4 points after 5 games, 2 points behind Da Nang, 1 point clear of Hoang Anh Gia Lai. A win would take them above Da Nang.
Form. Nam Dinh FC have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D L W. The Cong - Viettel FC have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D L L L.
The numbers. Nam Dinh FC score two and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Nam Dinh FC average 5.5 shots (2.5 on target), 4.1 corners and 1.1 cards a game. The Cong - Viettel FC score 0.8 and concede 1.8 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and four games without a goal. The Cong - Viettel FC average 7.2 shots (2.1 on target), 3.3 corners and 2.3 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Nam Dinh FC have won two, drawn two and lost five. Two of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. In the last four, Nam Dinh FC won one and The Cong - Viettel FC won three. The last time they met, on 17 May 2026, it finished Nam Dinh FC 0-2 The Cong - Viettel FC.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Nam Dinh FC the likelier winners, but Nam Dinh FC are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour The Cong - Viettel FC.
The case against. The Cong - Viettel FC's record still gives them 42% to win. The meetings do not back them.
The read. Nam Dinh FC to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Nam Dinh FC the likelier winners; Nam Dinh FC are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour The Cong - Viettel FC. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Seven of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Nam Dinh FC or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Nam Dinh FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Nam Dinh FC 1-0 The Cong - Viettel FC (11% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).