Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Beijing Guoan 4th with 57 points, Changchun Yatai 16th with 19, 38 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Changchun Yatai 0.87 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Beijing Guoan 2.3 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.61.
Changchun Yatai had gone 6 games without a win.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Changchun Yatai, 1 draw and 4 for Beijing Guoan, at 3.63 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. 4.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.63.
The venue was Changchun's People Stadium in Changchun, with room for 38,500 spectators. Beijing Guoan led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Beijing Guoan: Serginho (19'), Fábio Abreu (45'), Zhang Yuning (77'), Fábio Abreu (82')