Match Report
The table read 1st (Eastern, 6 pts) against 4th (Tainan City, 0 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Tainan City no better than 33rd for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Eastern were scoring 3 and conceding 1, Tainan City 1 and 3, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Eastern had won four straight. Eastern had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Tainan City, 6.
Chang Arena in Buriram, capacity 32,600, hosted the game. Eastern led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.