Match Report
In the standings it was Beijing Guoan 1st on 16 points, Seoul 3rd on 6 — separated by 10. Seoul ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Beijing Guoan ran at 2 scored and 0.67 conceded, Seoul at 1.67 and 1.5.
Beijing Guoan arrived on a run of eight straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Beijing Guoan, 6/15 for Seoul.
Workers' Stadium in Beijing, capacity 64,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Beijing Guoan led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.