Match Report
56 points separated the sides: Beijing Guoan 2nd on 70, Beijing Renhe 16th on 14. Scoring rates set the scale: Beijing Guoan 2 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Beijing Renhe 0.87 and 2.17, with the league averaging 1.54.
Momentum sat with Beijing Guoan, winners of their last three. Beijing Renhe arrived off three straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Beijing Guoan, 3/15 for Beijing Renhe.
The match was played at Workers' Stadium in Beijing (capacity 64,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Beijing Guoan led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.