Match Report
The table read 1st (Beijing Guoan, 16 pts) against 2nd (FC Tokyo, 10 pts), 6 points apart. FC Tokyo had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Beijing Guoan ran at 2 scored and 0.67 conceded, FC Tokyo at 1 and 0.83.
Education City Stadium in Ar Rayyan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,350. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.