Đồng Nai will be without Huỳnh Tấn Sinh and Lê Văn Sơn for their V.League round-four visit to Bắc Ninh. SGGP reports that Nguyễn Việt Thắng's side have no points after three matches. VPF's suspension list, published on 14 October, confirms that both defenders must miss the forthcoming fixture.
Different sanctions affect the same defence
Văn Sơn's absence follows a red card against Công an Hà Nội. Tấn Sinh received a two-match disciplinary suspension following a foul on Đình Bắc in that encounter, according to SGGP. The official list associates Tấn Sinh with disciplinary decision 955 and identifies a red card as Văn Sơn's reason for missing the game.
Those losses come while Đồng Nai sit at the bottom of the table. SGGP also describes newly promoted Bắc Ninh as an opponent in the survival contest, adding significance to the meeting. The personnel update does not identify the replacement starting lineup or establish a result.
The round-four context
VPF lists Bắc Ninh–Đồng Nai for 18 October. Other teams also face enforced changes: Trần Văn Kiên and Ezequiel Santos Da Silva are unavailable for Nam Định's visit to Thanh Hóa on 17 October, while Hà Tĩnh must do without Võ Quốc Dân against SLNA that day.
Đoàn Văn Hậu remains suspended for Công an Hà Nội's meeting with Hà Nội on 18 October. These are pre-match availability decisions, separate from any judgement about which team will win. For Đồng Nai, the immediate issue is how to prepare a defence without two established options while seeking the season's first points.