Match Report
14 points and 2 places separated them: Chengdu Rongcheng 1st with 52, Beijing Guoan 3rd with 38. Chengdu Rongcheng's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Chengdu Rongcheng were scoring 1.96 and conceding 1.15, Beijing Guoan 1.88 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Chengdu Rongcheng had drawn four in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Beijing Guoan had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, Chengdu Rongcheng had taken 7 of 15 points to Beijing Guoan's 13.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Chengdu Rongcheng 3, draws 2, Beijing Guoan 2, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
Dujiangyan Sports Center Stadium, capacity 26,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chengdu Rongcheng: Felipe (87'), Egor Sorokin (90') · Beijing Guoan: Zhang Yuning (52'), Zhang Yuning (70')
Key stats
Possession: Chengdu Rongcheng 47% · Beijing Guoan 53% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-3