Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Chengdu Rongcheng (1st, 51 pts) and Yunnan Yukun (6th, 35 pts). The last five rounds placed Chengdu Rongcheng no better than 6th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Yunnan Yukun 1.96 scored and 2.04 conceded per game, Chengdu Rongcheng 2.04 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.55.
Level finishes had become the habit for Chengdu Rongcheng: six in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Yunnan Yukun 0, draws 2, Chengdu Rongcheng 2, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Stade du Plateau. With 15 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, X. Meng was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Yunnan Yukun: Oscar Taty Maritu (48')
Key stats
Possession: Yunnan Yukun 52% · Chengdu Rongcheng 48% · Total shots: 18-13 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 7-6