| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang Tianshan | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6/15 | 7-9 |
| Wuhan Yangtze | 15 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11/15 | 9-5 |
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 | 16 | 30 | 18 | -37 | LWLLL | 14 | +2 |
| Wuhan Yangtze | 1 | 30 | 62 | 34 | DDWWW | 3 | -2 |
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 2018-09-01
Xinjiang Tianshan, 16th on 18 points, faced a 44-point deficit to Wuhan Yangtze (1st, 62). Scoring rates set the scale: Xinjiang Tianshan 0.8 scored and 2.03 conceded per game, Wuhan Yangtze 1.97 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.4.
Wuhan Yangtze carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The venue was Hongshan Stadium in Ürümqi, with room for 10,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Wuhan Yangtze led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-5.
