Match Report
The table gap was wide: 45 points between Shanghai Port (4th, 65 pts) and Guangzhou R&F (15th, 20 pts). Guangzhou R&F ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.88 for Guangzhou R&F and 1.65/0.74 for Shanghai Port (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Guangzhou R&F entered with three losses in a row.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Guangzhou R&F, 0 draws and 4 for Shanghai Port, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Yuexiushan Stadium in Canton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,860. Shanghai Port led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.