Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shandong Taishan 2nd with 78 points, Hebei CFFC 18th with -3, 81 apart. Per game in the league, Shandong Taishan were scoring 2.56 and conceding 0.88, Hebei CFFC 0.53 and 3.38, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Hebei CFFC arrived off seven straight defeats. Shandong Taishan had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Hebei CFFC, 0.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Shandong Taishan, 0 draws and 0 for Hebei CFFC, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Ji'nan, capacity 56,808, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.