Match Report
Changchun Yatai, 12th with 44 points, sat 27 points above Guangzhou Evergrande (17th, 17). Per game in the league, Guangzhou Evergrande were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.85, Changchun Yatai 1.44 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Guangzhou Evergrande — three in succession.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Guangzhou Evergrande have 4 wins to Changchun Yatai's 0, with 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting.
The venue was Tianhe Stadium in Canton, with room for 60,151 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.