Muang Thong United vs Uthai Thani

Thunder Dome Stadium plays host to the FA Cup last-16 tie between Thain League 1 giants Muang Thong United and second-tier Uthai Thani.

Muang Thong United have an immediate opportunity to claim revenge on Uthai Thani following last week’s League Cup elimination (0-1), though a 2-2 league draw with BG Pathum United suggests it could be easier said than done. That draw might have brought United’s five-game winning home streak to a halt, but the ‘Kirins’ are now unbeaten in their last seven competitive home matches on the trot (W7, D3). Virtually unstoppable in front of goal, Mario Gjurovski’s men have netted 2+ goals in eight of those ten games, averaging 2.0 goals per match. Too hot to handle in both halves of home action, the hosts have scored either side of half-time in four of their last five competitive outings at the Thunder Dome Stadium.

On the other hand, the aforementioned League Cup H2H win served as a perfect 2022 curtain-raiser, with Uthai Thani going into proceedings on the back of consecutive wins by an aggregate score of 5-1. Curiously, none of the visitors’ last nine league fixtures have ended as a draw (W4, L5), with 56% of those results (win/loss) seeing the winner on the day registering a shutout. The ‘Elephant’ have experienced an upturn in away form lately, going from back-to-back defeats on the road to two consecutive road victories, both of which saw them score precisely four goals apiece. Delivering action from the get-go, each of their last three competitive away matches has seen the opening goal come within 20 minutes of play.