Match Info

AFC Champions League 2 - Round 1

Date: 16 September 2026, Wednesday

Location: Hang Day Stadium (Hanoi)

Where to Watch on TV:


Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 2, TOD
Australia	Paramount+
Bulgaria	Nova Sport
Croatia	SportKlub 2
Hong-kong	HOY TV
India	FanCode, FanCode, Vision+
Indonesia	K-Vision, MNC Soccer Channel
Pakistan	Tapmad
Slovenia	SportKlub 2
Turkey	Spor Smart 2
Ukraine	Sport 2
World	Sport 2 Baltic


	Viettel		Melbourne Victory

	1	X	2
				Watch
	4.10	3.70	1.65
	3.9	3.8	1.72
	3.8	4.3	1.84
	3.81	4.39	1.74	Watch
	3.25	4.25	1.82
	3.84	4.05	1.78	Watch
	3.55	3.8	1.8
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.75 ↑ (3.41)	4.04 ↑ (3.73)	1.76 ↓ (1.85)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

The best margin for this event is 3.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Viettel
24.7%

Draw
22.9%

Melbourne Victory
52.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

26.6%

24.3%

49.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Viettel has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.9%)

Melbourne Victory has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	8.3%	91.7%

Viettel - Melbourne Victory Predictions

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Melbourne Victory (votes: 1 - 100%).

Users Predictions: Melbourne Victory will win (11 of 12 users predict this - 91.67%).
Confidence interval (95%): 76.03% – 100%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
28. Nguyen Van Viet (G) 18. Dinh Viet Tu 2. Colonna K. 12. Phan T. T. (C) 97. Hung T. V. 14. Paulinho Curua 5. Andre Luiz 13. Gordon R. 66. Vu Thanh D. 16. Pham Trung Hieu 9. Ribamar	25. Duncan J. (G) 16. Inserra J. 15. Lockyer T. 3. Davidson J. (C) 18. Lino F. 6. D'Arrigo L. 8. Valadon J. 23. Jelacic K. 14. Grimaldi M. 11. Clarismario 44. Nduka C.
Substitutes
1. Caruso L. (G) 20. Dao Van Nam 8. Huu Thang N. 95. Junior Brandao 11. Khuat Van Khang 89. Le Quoc Nhat Nam 17. Nguyen Duc Hoang Minh 88. Nguyen V. t. 33. Phi Minh Long (G) 6. Tran Danh Trung	10. Genreau D. 29. Ghossaini M. 30. Graskoski D. (G) 5. Hamill B. 24. Olukhale M. 36. Shillington H. 22. Stella X. 1. Warshawsky J. (G)
Coaches
Popov V.	Savarese G.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
10', Inserra J. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
58', 0 - 1, Clarismario ⚽, Grimaldi M. (A),
61', Gordon R. ↓, Junior Brandao ↑,
62', 1 - 1, Ribamar ⚽,
64', Grimaldi M. ↓, Genreau D. ↑,
67', Colonna K. 🟨,
74', D'Arrigo L. ↓, Ghossaini M. ↑,
74', Clarismario ↓, Shillington H. ↑,
74', Inserra J. ↓, Stella X. ↑,
77', Vu Thanh D. ↓, Tran Danh Trung ↑,
77', Hung T. V. ↓, Huu Thang N. ↑,
86', Lino F. ↓, Hamill B. ↑,
86', Ribamar ↓, Nguyen V. t. ↑,

Preview

Melbourne Victory may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Melbourne Victory will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In recent times, the teams did not meet on the field.

Last Results with these Odds

Melbourne Victory - the odds 1.85 are the expected chance of winning is 49.09%, but this team recently wins 40% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Viettel FC
Vietnamese V League 1
10.09.26	Viettel - Cong An Ha Noi	0:1 ✺
04.09.26	Trường Tươi Bình Phước - Viettel	0:2 ✺
Vietnamese Cup
11.06.26	Phu Dong Ninh Binh - Viettel	4:1 ✺
Vietnamese V League 1
07.06.26	Viettel - Cong An Ha Noi	1:0 ✺
31.05.26	Cong An Hồ Chí Minh City - Viettel	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.2 LWLWT
- Melbourne Victory
Australian Cup
09.09.26	Sydney - Melbourne Victory	0:2 ✺
19.08.26	APIA Leichhardt Tigers - Melbourne Victory	0:1 AET ✺
08.08.26	Western Sydney Wanderers - Melbourne Victory	1:2 penalties ✺
26.07.26	Kingborough Lions United - Melbourne Victory	0:4 ✺
Australian A-League
02.05.26	Melbourne Victory - Sydney	0:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9 WWWWL

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