Port vs Bangkok United

PAT Stadium is the venue as Port and Bangkok United go head-to-head in a tasty-looking Thai League 1 showdown.

Port battled back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to hold Police Tero to an eye-catching 2-2 away draw a few days ago, but they’re still winless in their last three league matches (D2, L1). With top-placed Chonburi six points clear, the hosts need to rally their troops and get back to winning ways if they’re to stay in contention for their first-ever Thai League 1 trophy. Playing at home should aid their cause, as they’ve won back-to-back top-flight games at the PAT Stadium since drawing 0-0 with Lamphun Warrior in their opening home league outing. By contrast, high scoring has been a common theme in Port’s recent matches, with four of their last five Thai League 1 fixtures seeing over 3.5 goals and both teams scoring.

On the other hand, visiting Bangkok United played out a tepid 0-0 draw at Sukhothai last time out, ending a high-flying run of six straight top-flight victories. Bangkok’s impressive run of domestic form has been based on a watertight backline that’s kept five consecutive clean sheets in the build-up to this encounter. Head coach Aurelio Vidmar can only hope for more of the same after the ‘Bangkok Angels’ failed to register a shutout on their last three top-flight visits to Port (D3). Despite Bangkok’s recent defensive woes at the PAT Stadium, you’d have to go back to 2010 for their last Thai League 1 defeat at Port (W4, D4 since).