Match Report
Rasi Salai United, 1st with 51 points, sat 33 points above Surin Sugar (10th, 18). Surin Sugar ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.15/2.55 for Surin Sugar and 3.3/0.7 for Rasi Salai United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Surin Sugar. Momentum sat with Rasi Salai United, winners of their last 11, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Surin Sugar had taken 3 of 15 points to Rasi Salai United's 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Surin Sugar wins, 3 for Rasi Salai United, 1 draw, at 5.75 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
Rajamangala University of Technology Esarn Surin Campus Stadium in Surin staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.