Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Trat 1st with 60 points, Udon Thani 18th with 21, 39 apart. Udon Thani had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Udon Thani 0.91 scored and 2.56 conceded per game, Trat 1.62 and 1, with the league averaging 1.24.
Trat came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Udon Thani had taken 4 of 15 points to Trat's 12.
Udon Thani Institute of PE Stadium in Udon Thani staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Trat led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 0-8 full-time score.