| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 15 | D2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9/15 | 8-4 |
| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 15 | W1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11/15 | 7-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2015-11-21
Guangzhou Evergrande's unbeaten run stood at 5. Defeat had not touched Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in 5 games.
The venue was Tianhe Stadium in Canton, with room for 60,151 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
