Match Report
Jinan Xingzhou went into the game 6th in the table on 43 points; Guangzhou Evergrande sat 13th on 30 — a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed Jinan Xingzhou no better than 12th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Jinan Xingzhou 1.13 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Guangzhou Evergrande 1.03 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.13.
Jinan Xingzhou's winless run stood at 5.
T. Ma officiated: 19 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. The venue was Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu, with room for 50,695 spectators. Jinan Xingzhou led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.