| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China U23 | 12 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/15 | 15-5 |
| Iran U23 | 8 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China U23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | WWD | 50 | -49 |
| Iran U23 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | WWD | 25 | -23 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-01-15
Level on 7 points, China U23 (1st) and Iran U23 (2nd) met as equals in the table. The last five rounds placed China U23 no better than 50th for form, against 1st in the standings.
With 40 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, H. Hattab was the man in the middle. The venue was Nathawee Municipality Stadium in Songkhla, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
