Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nakhon Si Thammarat 10th with 51 points, Udon Thani 18th with 21, 30 apart. Udon Thani ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Udon Thani were scoring 0.91 and conceding 2.56, Nakhon Si Thammarat 1.41 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Udon Thani Institute of PE Stadium in Udon Thani, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.