Match Report
Kitchee, 1st with 50 points, sat 43 points above Hong Kong FC (3rd, 7). Hong Kong FC's recent output lagged their position: 20th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Kitchee were scoring 2.61 and conceding 0.83, Hong Kong FC 1.5 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Kitchee, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Hong Kong FC had lost six in a row. Kitchee had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Hong Kong FC, 0.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Kitchee have 7 wins to Hong Kong FC's 0, with 0 draws, at 4.14 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 86% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
Mong Kok Stadium, capacity 6,664, hosted the game. Kitchee led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kitchee: Ho Chun Anson Wong (11'), Leandro Martínez (45'), Leandro Martínez (45'), Jim Ho Chun (50' og), Adrian Revilla (62') · Hong Kong FC: Tatsuya Inoue (9'), Pak-Hei Chan (78')
Key stats
Possession: Kitchee 61% · Hong Kong FC 39% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 13-4 · Corners: 16-8