Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chengdu Rongcheng 1st with 52 points, Henan Songshan Longmen 12th with 26, 26 apart. The last five rounds placed Chengdu Rongcheng no better than 7th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Henan Songshan Longmen ran at 1.28 scored and 1.36 conceded, Chengdu Rongcheng at 1.96 and 1.15.
Henan Songshan Longmen had not won in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for Henan Songshan Longmen, 3 for Chengdu Rongcheng and 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
Y. Shen took charge of the match — our records show 52 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium (capacity 29,860). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Henan Songshan Longmen 49% · Chengdu Rongcheng 51% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 9-0