Match Report
Chiangrai City FC, 8th with 28 points, sat 20 points above Chiangrai Lanna (12th, 8). The last five rounds placed Chiangrai City FC 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Chiangrai Lanna ran at 0.91 scored and 2.91 conceded, Chiangrai City FC at 1.32 and 1.41.
Chiangrai Lanna had gone 11 games without a win. Chiangrai City FC had not won in 5 games.
The match was played at Chiang Rai Stadium (capacity 35,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-3.