Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Wuhan Three Towns 1st with 78 points, Guangzhou R&F 15th with 20, 58 apart. Guangzhou R&F had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.68/0.82 for Wuhan Three Towns and 0.85/1.88 for Guangzhou R&F (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
A win had eluded Guangzhou R&F for 9 matches. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Wuhan Three Towns against 2/15 for Guangzhou R&F.
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. Wuhan Three Towns led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.