Match Report
The table gap was wide: 72 points between Wuhan Three Towns (1st, 76 pts) and Zibo Sunday (5th, 4 pts). Recent form told a different story for Zibo Sunday: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1.8 for Zibo Sunday and 2/0.67 for Wuhan Three Towns (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Wuhan Three Towns arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Zibo Sunday 7/15, Wuhan Three Towns 15/15.
The match was played at Tazi Lake Sports Centre in Wuhan (capacity 27,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wuhan Three Towns led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.