Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Yanbian Longding (4th, 35 pts) and Suzhou Dongwu (14th, 19 pts). Suzhou Dongwu ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Yanbian Longding ran at 1.48 scored and 1 conceded, Suzhou Dongwu at 1 and 1.38.
A win had eluded Suzhou Dongwu for 6 matches. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Yanbian Longding against 2/15 for Suzhou Dongwu.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Yanbian Longding, 1 for Suzhou Dongwu and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, Suzhou Dongwu led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Yanbian Longding: Felicio Brown Forbes (52'), Giovanny (84'), Felicio Brown Forbes (89') · Suzhou Dongwu: Farley Rosa (16')
Key stats
Possession: Yanbian Longding 66% · Suzhou Dongwu 34% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 4-2