Buriram United host Beijing Guoan in the AFC Champions League Elite. Beijing Guoan have been picking up wins with real regularity of late, while Buriram's results have been a touch more up and down.
This is still an early stage of the group phase, with both sides having played just the one match in this campaign so far. The two clubs also crossed paths once before in continental football, back in 2019, though that tie belongs to a different era for both squads.
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Recent Form
Beijing Guoan's last 20 matches across competitions show 12 wins, 7 draws and just a single loss, with 44 goals scored against 23 conceded. Their most recent run has been particularly tidy: three wins and two draws in their last five outings, including a 3-1 win over Pohang Steelers in this same competition.
Buriram United: 20 completed matches; Beijing Guoan: 20 completed matches.
Buriram United
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +13
Beijing Guoan
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 5% 1 / 20
- Scored
- 44
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +21
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai League 1 | Chonburi FC | Buriram United | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Johor Darul Takzim FC | Buriram United | 15.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Thai League 1 | Buriram United | Chiangrai United | 11.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Thai League 1 | Sukhothai FC | Buriram United | 06.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | BG Pathum United | Buriram United | 26.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| FA Cup | Buriram United | Prachuap | 31.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Buriram United | Selangor | 27.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Selangor | Buriram United | 20.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| FA Cup | Buriram United | Ayutthaya FC | 17.05.2026 | 5-0 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Buriram United | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 13.05.2026 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Elite | Beijing Guoan | Pohang Steelers | 15.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Super League | SHANGHAI SIPG | Beijing Guoan | 05.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Beijing Guoan | Rizhao Yuqi | 01.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Super League | Dalian Zhixing | Beijing Guoan | 28.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Super League | Beijing Guoan | Yunnan Yukun | 22.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| Super League | Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | 18.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Super League | Tianjin Teda | Beijing Guoan | 15.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Super League | Beijing Guoan | Sichuan Jiuniu | 07.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Super League | Beijing Guoan | Hangzhou Greentown | 01.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | Chengdu Better City | Beijing Guoan | 26.07.2026 | 2-2 |
Buriram United's record over a similar span is 11 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, with 35 scored and 22 conceded. Their form has dipped recently, though, with a 1-3 loss at Sukhothai and a 0-1 defeat at Chonburi among their last few results.
Beijing Guoan look the steadier of the two right now, though Buriram's home form in Thailand has had its own patches of trouble.
Comparative Team Statistics: Buriram United vs Beijing Guoan
History Between the Sides
The only recorded meetings between these two came in the 2019 AFC Champions League, and Beijing Guoan won both legs, 2-0 at home and 3-1 away. That's the extent of the head-to-head record on file, and it's from several years back with almost certainly different squads on both sides now.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | Beijing Guoan | Buriram United | 24.04.2019 | 2-0 |
| AFC Champions League | Buriram United | Beijing Guoan | 09.04.2019 | 1-3 |
Early Group Standings
With just one match played each in this year's competition, Beijing Guoan sit fourth after a 3-1 win, while Buriram United are ninth following a 1-1 draw. It's a tiny sample from this specific tournament, so it's more a snapshot of one result than a settled picture of where either side stands in the group.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Region | |||||||
| 1 | Kashima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | 3 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 3 |
| 3 | SHANGHAI SIPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6/4 | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 3 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 8 | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 9 | Buriram United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 11 | Port FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ratchaburi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4/6 | 0 |
| 14 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 15 | Công An Nhân Dân | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 |
| 16 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/7 | 0 |
One match each means these positions could shift quickly either way.
Personnel Notes
From the opening round of this competition, Zhang Xizhe and C. Akolo were both on the scoresheet for Beijing Guoan, with Zhang Xizhe also credited with an assist. For Buriram, Darlan provided an assist in their opener, but K. Dougall picked up both a yellow and a red card in that same match, which is worth keeping an eye on for this fixture.
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Čaušić | Serbia | 34 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| C. Good | Australia | 33 | Defender | 187 | 85 |
| Darlan | Brazil | 28 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
| Marc Navarro | Spain | 31 | Defender | 188 | 79 |
| N. Etheridge | Philippines | 36 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 90 |
| K. Dougall | Australia | 33 | Defender | 185 | 73 |
| K. Schindler | Ghana | 33 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 80 kg |
| S. Schimmer | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 185 | 87 |
| T. Bunmathan | Thailand | 36 | Defender | 172 | 65 |
| V. Savićević | Montenegro | 32 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 72 kg |
| A. Tudorie | Romania | 30 | Attacker | 190 | 77 |
| Nathan | Brazil | 31 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| S. Haiprakhon | Thailand | 30 | Defender | 170 | 65 |
| S. Chaided | Thailand | 27 | Attacker | 183 | 73 |
| C. Bootprom | Thailand | 39 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 81 |
| U. Radaković | Serbia | 32 | Midfielder | 194 | 89 |
| Bissoli | Brazil | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 79 |
| Sebas Moyano | Spain | 29 | Attacker | 173 cm | 66 kg |
| Eduardo Mancha | Brazil | 30 | Defender | 187 cm | 80 kg |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Konte | Mali | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| U. Spajić | Serbia | 33 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
| Dawhan | Brazil | 30 | Midfielder | 177 | 69 |
| Hou Sen | China PR | 37 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 81 |
| Li Lei | China PR | 34 | Defender | 183 | 77 |
| Wang Gang | China PR | 37 | Defender | 188 | 81 |
| Chi Zhongguo | China PR | 36 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| Zhang Xizhe | China PR | 35 | Midfielder | 180 | 69 |
| Zhang Yuning | China PR | 29 | Attacker | 186 | 85 |
| Feng Boxuan | China PR | 29 | Defender | 181 | 75 |
| Yang Liyu | China PR | 29 | Attacker | 180 | 65 |
| Abduhamit Abdugheni | China PR | 28 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| Han Jiaqi | China PR | 27 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 79 |
| He Yupeng | China PR | 26 | Defender | 182 | 72 |
| Cao Yongjing | China PR | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| B. Nkololo | France | 29 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| C. Akolo | Congo DR | 31 | Attacker | 172 | 72 |
| Serginho | Brazil | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 84 |
| Wu Shaocong | China PR | 26 | Defender | 192 | 81 |
| Fábio Abreu | Angola | 33 | Forward | 182 | 83 |
Beijing Guoan arrive with the tidier recent record and a clean sweep in the old head-to-head, but that history is dated and Buriram have shown they can be competitive at home even during a rougher patch of form.
With no market on offer here, it's simply not a fixture where a confident pick can be built out of what's currently available.
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