Comments on U23 Indonesia vs U23 Thailand, 20:00 July 25: Finding yourself again

TPO - Football commentary U23 Indonesia vs U23 Thailand, U23 Southeast Asia - Team information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. After disappointing matches in the final round of the group stage, today Indonesia and Thailand will meet in the semi-finals of the U23 Southeast Asia tournament. Both will have the opportunity to improve their performances.

Comments before the match U23 Indonesia vs U23 Thailand

In the final match, if Indonesia could not overcome Malaysia, Thailand was also helpless against Myanmar. Both matches ended with a score of 0-0, making fans feel impatient. Indonesian fans have reason to be dissatisfied with their team because apart from the match in which they crushed the weakest team in the tournament, Brunei, 8-0, their strikers did not score any more goals. Indonesia only beat the Philippines thanks to an own goal while they were completely deadlocked against Malaysia.

On the other side of the front line, Thailand was also stuck when facing Myanmar, a team with a weak defense. Thailand's attacks were monotonous, simple and easy to predict. If they want to reach the final, they clearly have to change this.

Both sides are determined to reach the final, thereby overthrowing the dominance of Vietnamese youth football. Before entering this match, Indonesia was rated higher with many supporting factors.

Firstly, they have a strong and balanced squad. In particular, Indonesia is confident with naturalized player Jens Raven, who scored 6 goals against Brunei. Secondly, this team has home field advantage. They will play at Bung Karno, where tens of thousands of spectators can put enormous pressure on the young Thai players.

And third is physical strength, when Indonesia had 1 day more rest than their opponent and in the last match of the group stage, they kept some key players, while Thailand had to work hard but still could not beat Myanmar.

Form, history of confrontations between U23 Indonesia vs U23 Thailand

In terms of form, fans have more confidence in Indonesia. If we take the milestone of the last 9 matches, Indonesia is overwhelming. They won 5 of these matches, while Thailand lost 7.

Thailand is going through a serious crisis. In the last 7 defeats, Thailand lost to many strong teams but they also disappointed many times against opponents of equal or lesser ability such as Hong Kong, China or Tajikistan. Even in the most recent match against Myanmar, Thailand was unable to score against the opponent.

The recent series of poor performances has forced Thailand to change their head coach. However, they have not seen any changes in their playing style. Thailand's attack is quite monotonous, without many explosive points in the attack. Their current young generation is also not rated as highly as previous generations of players.

And don't forget the history of confrontation is in favor of Indonesia with the last 4 matches they won 3 against Thailand. In the semi-finals of U23 Southeast Asia 2023, Indonesia beat Thailand 3-1 to enter the final before losing to Vietnam. Will the same scenario happen again?

Expected lineup U23 Indonesia vs U23 Thailand

U23 Indonesia: Ardiansyah, Ferrari, Pamngkas, Darwin, Scheunemann, Fikri, Hanan, Mualana, Arjuna, Firmansyah, Raven.

U23 Thailand: Sorawat, Noiwong, Suksakrit, Buaphan, Jensen, Namphueng, Boonlha, Ratree, Praphanth, Burapha, Phochai.

Score prediction: U23 Indonesia 3-2 U23 Thailand

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