Match Report
The table read 4th (Guangzhou Evergrande, 0 pts) against 1st (Johor Darul Ta'zim, 13 pts), 13 points apart. On recent form Guangzhou Evergrande sat only 38th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0/4 for Guangzhou Evergrande and 1.83/1.17 for Johor Darul Ta'zim (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Guangzhou Evergrande. Johor Darul Ta'zim came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Guangzhou Evergrande had taken 0 of 15 points to Johor Darul Ta'zim's 15.
Guangzhou Evergrande led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.




