| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang Tianshan | 15 | D2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3/15 | 6-8 |
| Shenyang Zhongze | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang Tianshan | 11 | 30 | 35 | -4 | LWWDL | 7 | +4 |
| Shenyang Zhongze | 10 | 30 | 35 | -3 | WLWDD | 4 | +6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2014-08-23
Both sides brought 35 points into this one — Xinjiang Tianshan 11th, Shenyang Zhongze 10th. Recent form flatters Shenyang Zhongze's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Xinjiang Tianshan ran at 0.97 scored and 1.1 conceded, Shenyang Zhongze at 0.9 and 1.
Xinjiang Tianshan's winless run stood at 10.
Xinjiang Stadium in Urumqi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000.
