The 25th round of the 2023 Chinese Super League saw two matches played on the 16th. Henan beat Shanghai Shenhua 3-0 to make it four wins in a row, while Meizhou Hakka gave their opponents a seventh consecutive loss with a 5-1 thrashing of Shenzhen.
Henan, who have been in good form lately, hosted the third-ranked Shanghai Shenhua. The first half saw both sides attacking and defending, but no goals were scored. In the 58th minute, Kovic's header helped Henan break the deadlock. In the 70th minute, Diliymiti scored a goal in the far corner of the box after passing a defender, and Henan scored another goal. In the 90th minute, Henan's Feng Boyuan scored with an aerial shot to make the score 3:0.
Shenzhen and Meizhou Hakka played at Meizhou Hakka's home field. In the 14th minute, Rodriguez helped Meizhou Hakka take the lead when he broke the Shenzhen goal with a shot from inside the penalty area. In the 23rd minute, Conrad entered the box and took a shot, scoring to make the score 2:0. In the second half, Meizhou Hakka scored three goals again. In the second half, Meizhou Hakka scored three more goals, while Shenzhen only scored in the 82nd minute with a long-distance shot by substitute Shen Zigui.
