Match Report
46 points for Chainat Hornbill (6th), 36 for Nakhon Si Thammarat (17th): a 10-point gap. On the form table Nakhon Si Thammarat stood 13th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Chainat Hornbill 1.47 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Nakhon Si Thammarat 0.94 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.38.
Chainat Hornbill had not won in 6 games. Nakhon Si Thammarat arrived off three consecutive draws.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Chainat Hornbill wins, 3 for Nakhon Si Thammarat, 1 draw, at 1.17 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Khao Plong Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Chainat Hornbill: Tatsuhide Shimizu (65')
Key stats
Possession: Chainat Hornbill 50% · Nakhon Si Thammarat 50% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-5