Hong Kong Women vs Vietnam Women: match preview on 17 September 2026

Vietnam Women are favourites to beat Hong Kong Women here. The visitors have won their opening Asian Games match 3:0 against Qatar, while Hong Kong have lost all five of their recent matches, including a 0:3 defeat to South Korea on 16 September. The head-to-head also favours Vietnam — they won 3:0 in their last meeting on 24 August.

Hong Kong's form offers no reason to expect improvement. Five defeats in a row, conceding 15 goals and scoring just three. Their most recent outing ended 0:3 away to South Korea in the Asian Games. Before that they lost 1:3 to the same opposition in the Asian Championship, then 0:3 to Vietnam, 0:3 to Japan, and 2:3 to India. They have not won anywhere since October 2023.

Vietnam have shown more promise in the tournament so far. Their 3:0 victory over Qatar on 16 September came at home. Vietnam scored three, kept a clean sheet. That result puts them second in the table with three points from one match, while Hong Kong sit third with none.

The previous encounter between these sides was decisive. Vietnam won 3:0 in the Asian Championship on 24 August, also playing at home. Hong Kong failed to score and were comprehensively outplayed.

Pick: Vietnam Women.

The visitors have already proven they can beat teams at this level, while Hong Kong have yet to take a point anywhere.