| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR | 15 | D3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-2 |
| Botswana | 10 | D5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5/15 | 2-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-09-29
China PR's last three games had all finished level. Level finishes had become the habit for Botswana: five in a row.
Beijing National Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 91,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
