| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandong Taishan | 15 | W3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13/15 | 19-5 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-04-20
Shandong Taishan arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Ji'nan, capacity 56,808, hosted the game. Shandong Taishan led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
