Match Report
The table read 16th (Guizhou Zhicheng, 24 pts) against 13th (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, 32 pts), 8 points apart. On the form table Guizhou Zhicheng stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Guizhou Zhicheng 1.13 scored and 2.2 conceded per game, Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 1.33 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.6.
Guizhou Zhicheng had lost three in a row. Defeat had not touched Chongqing Dangdai Lifan in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Guizhou Zhicheng against 11/15 for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing, capacity 60,500, hosted the game. Guizhou Zhicheng led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.