History against Thailand before the AFF Cup final second leg

Thailand and notable parameters

Thailand has won the AFF Cup 7 times, making it the most successful team in the Southeast Asian championship. However, there are still statistics against the Thai team before this year’s AFF Cup final second leg..

Not counting the ongoing tournament, since the AFF Cup had a knockout round (semi-finals, finals) it has switched to a knockout format after 2 matches, home field – opponent’s field, Thailand. Each was behind 4 times after the first leg of the final. The team from the land of the Golden Pagoda has only had one successful comeback. The remaining 3 times, they lost in the end.

The only time Thailand succeeded when they were behind after the first leg of the final was in 2016 against Indonesia. That year, Thailand lost to the team from the land of thousands of islands 1-2 at Pakansari Stadium in Bogor (Indonesia) in the first leg. In the second leg at home at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand won again 2-0, in the end Thailand won 3-2 after 2 matches.

However, it was Thailand who won against Indonesia, a team that specializes in… losing in the AFF Cup finals. The remaining times, against other opponents, when they were behind after the first leg of the final, Thailand always lost in the end.

The first time was at the 2007 AFF Cup, Thailand lost 1-2 to Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium in the first leg of the final. In the second leg of the final, this team only drew 1-1 with Singapore at Suphachalasai Stadium (Bangkok). In the end, Thailand lost 2-3.

For the second time in 2008, Thailand lost to Vietnam 1-2 in the first leg of the final at Rajamangala Stadium. In the second leg, the two teams drew 1-1 at My Dinh Stadium. In the end, Thailand lost 2-3.

The third time was at the AFF Cup 2012, Thailand lost 1-3 to Singapore in the first leg of the final at Jalan Besar in Singapore. In the second leg of the final at Suphachalasai Stadium, Thailand only beat Singapore 1-0. In the end, Thailand lost 2-3.

That means that in the three times they lost in the final after being behind in the first leg, Thailand all lost 2-3. At the same time, being able to play the second leg at home is not necessarily an advantage for the Thai team, because they have lost twice in the end after being led in the first leg on the opponent’s field, despite being able to play the first leg. back on home turf.

Other parameters, viewed from history, as mentioned before, also work against Thailand. that this team has never won the AFF Cup 3 times in a row. The team from the land of the Golden Temple has won the most recent tournaments in 2020 and 2022. According to history, it is difficult for them to win this year’s tournament. In contrast, the Vietnamese team has never lost in two consecutive AFF Cup finals. We just lost in the AFF Cup 2022 final, so according to history, this year the Vietnamese team will win and win the championship.

In addition, the Vietnamese team has never lost the final after leading the opponent after the first leg of the final. This year, we won again in the first leg, so looking from history, coach Kim Sang-sik’s team is unlikely to let the AFF Cup championship slip out of their reach.