Match Report
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger (15th, 19 pts) visited Qingdao Hainiu (16th, 14 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form flatters Tianjin Jinmen Tiger's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Qingdao Hainiu 1.31 scored and 2.04 conceded per game, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 1.38 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.55.
Defeat had followed defeat for Qingdao Hainiu — three in succession, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Qingdao Hainiu held 4 points of 15 and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 10.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Qingdao Hainiu, 3 for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The venue was Qingdao Tiantai Stadium, with room for 45,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tianjin Jinmen Tiger led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger: Guilherme Schettine Guimarães (33'), Alberto Quiles (90')
Key stats
Possession: Qingdao Hainiu 48% · Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 52% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-4