| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao Hainiu | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9/15 | 12-5 |
| Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6/15 | 6-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao FC | 1 | 30 | 57 | 23 | DWWWL | 4 | -3 |
| Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C | 11 | 30 | 37 | -6 | WLWLL | 10 | +1 |
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 2019-08-31
Qingdao Hainiu, 1st with 57 points, sat 20 points above Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C (11th, 37). In league terms the two rates read 1.97/1.2 for Qingdao Hainiu and 1.43/1.63 for Guangdong Southern Tigers F.C (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.45.
The match was played at GuoXin Stadium in Qingdao (capacity 45,000). Qingdao Hainiu led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
