About Match
5 points and 5 places separate them: Suzhou Dongwu 12th with 22, Shijiazhuang Gongfu 7th with 27. On the form table Suzhou Dongwu stand 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.05/1.32 for Suzhou Dongwu and 0.86/1.09 for Shijiazhuang Gongfu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36. A win would lift Suzhou Dongwu to 25 points and up to 10th (other results unchanged).
Suzhou Dongwu carry an 8-game unbeaten run into this. Shijiazhuang Gongfu arrive on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Suzhou Dongwu win, 3 for Shijiazhuang Gongfu, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 14% of the meetings went beyond two goals.