Match Report
The table read 4th (Guangzhou Evergrande, 0 pts) against 3rd (Port FC, 8 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed Guangzhou Evergrande no better than 37th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Guangzhou Evergrande were scoring 0.17 and conceding 2.83, Port FC 1.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Guangzhou Evergrande — four in succession. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Guangzhou Evergrande against 7/15 for Port FC.
The match was played at Chang Arena in Buriram (capacity 32,600). On the scoreboard, Port FC led 1-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 1-5.