Match Report
43 points separated the sides: Kitchee 1st on 50, Kowloon City 2nd on 7. Kitchee had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Kitchee were scoring 2.61 and conceding 0.83, Kowloon City 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Kitchee's unbeaten run stood at 13, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Kitchee held 13 points of 15 and Kowloon City 3.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Kitchee, 0 draws and 1 for Kowloon City, at 5.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Mong Kok Stadium, with room for 6,664 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kitchee led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Kitchee: Leandro Martínez (6'), Kendy (30'), Yumemi Kanda (90'), Leandro Martínez (53')
Key stats
Possession: Kitchee 70% · Kowloon City 30% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 12-2