Match Report
Guangzhou R&F (15th, 20 pts) visited Guangzhou Evergrande (17th, 17 pts) with 3 points between them. Guangzhou R&F ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Guangzhou Evergrande 0.71 scored and 1.85 conceded per game, Guangzhou R&F 0.85 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.43.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Guangzhou R&F.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Guangzhou Evergrande wins, 1 for Guangzhou R&F, 2 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Tianhe Stadium in Canton (capacity 60,151). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.