Match Report
Guangzhou Evergrande, 17th on 17 points, faced a 41-point deficit to Beijing Guoan (7th, 58). Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Guangzhou Evergrande ran at 0.71 scored and 1.85 conceded, Beijing Guoan at 1.68 and 1.44.
Guangzhou Evergrande's winless run stood at 7. Guangzhou Evergrande had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Beijing Guoan, 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Guangzhou Evergrande wins, 1 for Beijing Guoan, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
Tianhe Stadium in Canton, capacity 60,151, hosted the game. Beijing Guoan led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-3.