Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Jiangsu Suning 4th with 53 points, Beijing Renhe 16th with 14, 39 apart. Per game in the league, Beijing Renhe were scoring 0.87 and conceding 2.17, Jiangsu Suning 2 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Beijing Renhe's winless run stood at 13. Jiangsu Suning were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Beijing Renhe had taken 1 of 15 points to Jiangsu Suning's 13.
Beijing Fengtai Stadium in Beijing staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,043. On the scoreboard, Jiangsu Suning led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.