Match Report
Shanghai Port went into the game 2nd in the table on 9 points; Jeonbuk Motors sat 3rd on 7 — a 2-point gap. Shanghai Port had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Shanghai Port ran at 1 scored and 1.67 conceded, Jeonbuk Motors at 1.33 and 1.67.
Over the last five, Shanghai Port had taken 4 of 15 points to Jeonbuk Motors's 10.
The venue was Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Shanghai, with room for 45,857 spectators. Jeonbuk Motors led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.