Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC 1st with 68 points, Phuket 11th with 47, 21 apart. Recent form flatters Phuket's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Phuket were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.15, Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC 1.65 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Phuket's winless run stood at 10. Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Phuket, 10/15 for Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC.
The match was played at Surakul Stadium in Phuket (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.