This fixture was marked in the calendar a long time ago by regulars of both participants, as it's the first Thai Premier League match of the season. Both Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC and Buriram United are looking for a positive start to their campaign.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC form and stats
In the previous season, Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC's league results were 10 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses, ending with 11th spot in the Thai Premier League. During these 30 matches they scored 33 goals and let in 47. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC delivered 7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 18 conceded.
Buriram United form and stats
Last season was a triumph for Buriram United in the national league as they took home the Thai Premier League trophy. The championship was secured after 19 wins, 5 draws and only 6 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 9, drew 2 and lost 4.
Head 2 Head
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| Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC | Buriram United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC | Last season | Buriram United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 22 | 48 | ||
| 47 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 93% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | ||
| 50% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 43% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 17% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 33% | ||
| 27% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 53% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.6 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | True Bangkok United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Bangkok Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Buriram United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chonburi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lampang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lamphun Warrior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nongbua Pitchaya FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | BEC Tero Sasana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Port | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Prachuap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | SCG Muangthong United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Chiangrai United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sukhothai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Khonkaen United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Buriram United | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Bangkok Glass | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | True Bangkok United | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 53 |
| 4 | SCG Muangthong United | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 49 |
| 5 | Nongbua Pitchaya FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 47 |
| 6 | Chiangrai United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | -2 | 47 |
| 7 | Chonburi | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 44 |
| 8 | Port | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | BEC Tero Sasana | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Khonkaen United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -13 | 37 |
| 11 | Nakhonratchasima Mazda FC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | -14 | 37 |
| 12 | Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Prachuap | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Suphanburi | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Samut Prakan City | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Chiangmai United | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -28 | 19 |