Match Report
Macarthur (1st, 13 pts) visited Beijing Guoan (4th, 5 pts) with 8 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Beijing Guoan: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/2 for Beijing Guoan and 1.83/1 for Macarthur (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Workers' Stadium, capacity 68,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Beijing Guoan: Serginho (59') · Macarthur: Kristian Popović (56'), Harrison Sawyer (71')
Key stats
Possession: Beijing Guoan 69% · Macarthur 31% · Total shots: 13-14 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 4-10