Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Liaoning Tieren FC (1st, 68 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Suzhou Dongwu (10th, 38 pts). The last five rounds placed Suzhou Dongwu 5th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Liaoning Tieren FC were scoring 2.13 and conceding 0.9, Suzhou Dongwu 0.83 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Liaoning Tieren FC, 0 by Suzhou Dongwu, 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Tiexi New District Sports Center (capacity 60,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Liaoning Tieren FC: Guy Mbenza (53'), Guy Mbenza (87')
Key stats
Possession: Liaoning Tieren FC 57% · Suzhou Dongwu 43% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-1