Match Report
9 points for Vissel Kobe (1st), 5 for Guangzhou Evergrande (2nd): a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Guangzhou Evergrande: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Vissel Kobe ran at 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded, Guangzhou Evergrande at 1 and 1.
Vissel Kobe entered with five wins in a row. Guangzhou Evergrande entered with three losses in a row. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Vissel Kobe against 4/15 for Guangzhou Evergrande.
The venue was Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, with room for 300 spectators. On the scoreboard, Guangzhou Evergrande led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.