Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Shijiazhuang Gongfu (5th, 47 pts) and Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (15th, 25 pts). Guangxi Pingguo Haliao ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Shijiazhuang Gongfu 1.3 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 0.8 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.31.
Shijiazhuang Gongfu were winless in 5. Defeat had not touched Guangxi Pingguo Haliao in 5 games. Over the last five, Shijiazhuang Gongfu had taken 4 of 15 points to Guangxi Pingguo Haliao's 11.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Shijiazhuang Gongfu, 1 for Guangxi Pingguo Haliao and 3 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium (capacity 33,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Shijiazhuang Gongfu: Gao Huaze (47')
Key stats
Possession: Shijiazhuang Gongfu 56% · Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 44% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 1-1