Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Khonkaen 3rd with 41 points, Khonkaen Mordindang 11th with 15, 26 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Khonkaen 1.41 scored and 0.55 conceded per game, Khonkaen Mordindang 0.86 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.29.
Khonkaen carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Khonkaen Mordindang had lost seven in a row. Over the last five, Khonkaen had taken 11 of 15 points to Khonkaen Mordindang's 0.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Khonkaen, 0 by Khonkaen Mordindang, 1 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
Khon Kaen Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Khonkaen led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Khonkaen: Punyachotc Namjatturat (31') · Khonkaen Mordindang: Wasan (89')