5 talking points from the V.League 1 this weekend

#4 Goals, goals and more goals

Goals Galore this weekend (Credit: Flashscores)

As you can see from above, there were goals all over the place in this round of games-- so many that it made it a much more goal-filled league than any of the top leagues in Europe.

The V League had an average of 3.43 goals per game, but how does that compare?

• France’s Ligue 1 had an average of 2.4 goals per game.

• Italy’s Serie A had an average of 2.4 goals per game.

• Spain’s La Liga had an average of 2.6 goals per game.

• England’s Premier League had an average of 3.11 goals per game.

• Germany’s Bundesliga had an average of 3.2 goals per game.

So, as you can see, the V League had 0.23 more goals than its closest competitor which came in the form of Germany’s Bundesliga, yet the V League continues to be overlooked by a lot of people, Vietnamese people included.

The issue is people would much rather watch the likes of Manchester City or Barcelona because it's the fashionable thing to do, but the fact of the matter is that the Vietnamese people have such an entertaining league on their doorstep and it continues to be overlooked. However, if it carries on in the same vein in 2018, it can only be a matter of time before it gets more attention.