Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chiangmai (4th, 59 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Chainat Hornbill (14th, 37 pts). Chiangmai ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Chiangmai were scoring 1.62 and conceding 1, Chainat Hornbill 0.94 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Chainat Hornbill for 5 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Chiangmai, 1 by Chainat Hornbill, 3 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Chiangmai led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.