Chonburi vs Prachuap

IPE Chonburi Campus Stadium is the venue as Chonburi and Prachuap go head-to-head in their Thai League Cup semi-final tie.

Underperforming Chonburi will be keen to arrest a frustrating three-game winless league streak (D1, L2) and reach their first-ever League Cup final. It took Chonburi a fair amount of trouble to overcome Bangkok United in the quarter-finals, as Yoo Byung-Soo’s extra-time winner gave them a narrow 1-0 win. But before a nerve-shredding triumph over Bangkok, the ‘Sharks’ had breezed past Chiangmai and Muang Loei in the two previous League Cup rounds, showing they mean business this term. All that could be in vain unless they extend a two-game winning H2H run against Prauchap. Both those wins featured the same 2-1 scoreline, highlighting the potential for another evenly-contested game.

On the other hand, Prauchap head into proceedings amid a poor run of form, having gone from four consecutive wins in all competitions to five competitive matches without winning (D1, L4). Prauchap’s defensive frailties have seen them concede 2+ goals in four of their last five outings, which has been the case in four of their six previous meetings with Chonburi. Adding to the visitors’ substantial list of worries, they’ve lost three of their last four competitive away games (D1), conceding an average of 3.66 goals across those defeats. Based on that, the ‘Killer Wasp’ will unlikely improve their underwhelming four-game record away to Chonburi (W1, L3).