AFF Cup first leg final prediction: Will Vietnam win against Thao Lan right at Viet Tri?

The audience puts great trust in the Vietnamese team

As of 12:30 on January 2, in the poll about the first leg of the final, 88% of readers voted that the Vietnamese team would win. There are 6% of readers who believe that the two teams will hold each other and 6% of readers think the Thai team will win. On many other football forums, Vietnamese fans also expect coach Kim Sang-sik and his team to achieve a favorable result.

During the pre-match press conference, coach Kim Sang-sik himself also appeared extremely confident. He said: “The Thai team is a big mountain, but there is no mountain that cannot be overcome. Hopefully I will bring the Vietnamese team to the top. Hope the players perform well. Yesterday , I told the players that one is the champion, two is the champion and three is the champion.”

The Vietnamese team also had many advantages over Thailand in the first leg of the final. Quang Hai and his teammates had 1 day more rest than their opponents and did not have to travel because the semi-final second leg was also played at Viet Tri Stadium.

Meanwhile, “War Elephants” just went through 120 minutes of tension and mental exhaustion in the semi-final second leg against the Philippine team at Rajamangala Stadium and had to move to Vietnam to play the first leg of the final. In addition, the brightest star of the Thai team, Suphanat Mueanta, was not in the best condition because he had a high fever and was hospitalized before arriving in Vietnam. Teerasak Poeiphimai, the striker who scored 3 goals in the 2024 AFF Cup, officially retired from the tournament due to injury.

Hopefully, the Vietnamese team will take advantage of these advantages to defeat Thailand and gain an advantage before the semi-final second leg. The first leg of the final will take place at 8:00 p.m. on January 2.