HANOI (23 April 2018) – Hanoi FC maintained their position at the top of the V-League 2018 in spite of being held to a 1-1 draw at home against Saigon FC.
It was the visitors who grabbed the lead after just 20 minutes with Huu Son firing in from 30metres as Moses Oloya then grabbed the equalizer late in the second half.
HCM City FC paid off when their defence lost their concentration in the last minute of the match against Hải Phòng.
Elsewhere, Hai Phong beat HCM City 1-0 with Andre Diego Fagan volleying home the only goal of the game in the 89th minute as defending champions Quảng Nam were held to a goalless draw by Sanna Khanh Hoa.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai picked up their second win of the season after beating SHB Da Nang 2-0 as Quang Ninh Coal beat Nam Dịnh 1-0.
V- LEAGUE 2018 Current Standings
| No | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hà Nội | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 14 |
| 2 | Than Quảng Ninh | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Sanna Khánh Hòa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 11 |
| 4 | TP. Hồ Chí Minh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | XSKT Cần Thơ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
| 6 | FLC Thanh Hóa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 7 | Quảng Nam | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| 8 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 |
| 9 | Becamex Bình Dương | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Hải Phòng | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 |
| 11 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 |
| 12 | Sông Lam Nghệ An | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Sài Gòn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 5 |
| 14 | Nam Định | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
