Match Report
Ayutthaya United went into the game 9th in the table on 47 points; Khonkaen United sat 4th on 60 — a 13-point gap. Khonkaen United had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ayutthaya United 1.35 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Khonkaen United 1.65 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.37.
Ayutthaya United had gone 14 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Ayutthaya United held 2 points of 15 and Khonkaen United 10.
Ayutthaya Stadium in Ayutthaya, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.