In the last 13 encounters at SEA Games, Vietnam won six, draw two and lost five against Indonesia.
The previous SEA Games in 2019 saw Vietnam beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win the gold medal.
In this SEA Games, Vietnam and Indonesia were put in group A with Myanmar, the Philippines and Timor Leste.
This is an important game in group A since the two teams are fancied to advance.