Match Report
Shanghai Jiading, 11th on 31 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Guangzhou Evergrande (3rd, 52). Recent form told a different story for Shanghai Jiading Huilong: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Shanghai Jiading were scoring 0.7 and conceding 0.9, Guangzhou Evergrande 1.7 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Shanghai Jiading in 6 games.
Jiading Stadium in Shanghai, capacity 9,704, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.