Chiangmai vs Chonburi

Seeking their first competitive win over Chiangmai United, Chonburi head to the 700th Anniversary Stadium for an intriguing Thai League Cup showdown.

Chiangmai will hope the new calendar year could offer a clean slate following a thoroughly underwhelming end to 2021, having closed it out with just one win from 11 competitive fixtures (D1, L9). Alarmingly, 66.66% of their nine defeats during that 11-game sequence yielded a two-goal margin, with the ‘Lanna Tigers’ failing to get on the scoresheet in four of the last five. Although they eked out a 2-1 home win over Chonburi of all teams back in their most recent competitive home outing, that triumph remains Chiangmai’s solitary home success in their last nine fixtures at the 700th Anniversary Stadium (D2, L6). Yet, it marked an ending of a run of five straight defeats by an aggregate score of 9-1.

Meanwhile, Chonburi came from a 1-0 HT deficit to hold Muang Thong United to a 1-1 home draw in their inaugural 2022 fixture, maintaining a rough patch. Indeed, after winning four consecutive Thai League 1 fixtures between October and November, they have only won one of their last four competitive matches (D2, L1), three of which saw them score under 1.5 goals. Chonburi’s recent away games have been notably tight as each of their last five competitive travels has featured a full-time margin of under 1.5 goals (W2, D1, L2), with three of them yielding an identical 2-1 scoreline. Despite going winless in both previous H2H meetings (D1, L1), the ‘Sharks’ will carry the status as hot favourites into this encounter.