Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chengdu Rongcheng (5th, 65 pts) held a 48-point advantage over Guangzhou Evergrande (17th, 17 pts). Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Chengdu Rongcheng ran at 1.44 scored and 0.82 conceded, Guangzhou Evergrande at 0.71 and 1.85.
Chengdu Rongcheng came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Chengdu Rongcheng against 5/15 for Guangzhou Evergrande.
The match was played at Dujiangyan Sports Center Stadium in Dujiangyan (capacity 26,000). Chengdu Rongcheng led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.