| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Transcendence | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4/15 | 5-9 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6/15 | 10-12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Transcendence | 15 | 30 | 28 | -20 | DLLLL | 16 | -1 |
| Qingdao FC | 4 | 30 | 51 | 20 | LWWWD | 4 | 0 |
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 2018-07-29
On the table this was a mismatch: Qingdao Hainiu (4th, 51 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Dalian Transcendence (15th, 28 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.93/1.6 for Dalian Transcendence and 2.1/1.43 for Qingdao Hainiu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
The match was played at Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian (capacity 30,775). On the scoreboard, Qingdao Hainiu led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
