On the afternoon of December 23, the 32nd round of the 2022 Chinese Super League ended with four matches, three of which were related to relegation. In this round, Guangzhou City and Wuhan Changjiang won one after another, and Guangzhou suffered a reversal. Guangzhou City was relegated on their own initiative, Yangtze River had an unfavorable schedule, and Guangzhou had at least points, with a small disadvantage.
After 31 rounds of CSL, Guangzhou City is in the 15th place in the safety zone with 17 points, Guangzhou City is in the third last place with 17 points, Changjiang City is in the second last place with 16 points, and Hebei Province is relegated early with -3 points. The relegation situation in the Chinese Super League is very obvious, i.e. 3 to 2, Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Municipality and Changjiang fighting for relegation places.
In this round, Guangzhou beat Hebei 4-1, Changjiang beat Dalian Ren 3-0, and Guangzhou was reversed by Guoan 1-3. After this round of matches, the situation of the table changed: Guangzhou 20 points to the fourth last, Changjiang 19 points to the third last, Guangzhou 17 points to the second last.
The schedule of the last two rounds is as follows: Guangzhou plays Shenzhen on the road and Cangzhou at home; Changjiang challenges Chengdu and Zhejiang twice in a row; Guangzhou plays Yatai at home and Meizhou on the road. In terms of schedule, Guangzhou's schedule is undoubtedly the best because the opponents have no desire. Changjiang's matches are the worst, not only the opponents Chengdu, Zhejiang may affect the AFC Champions League, but also go to Chengdu, Huzhou to play real away games.
Guangzhou City is leading in points and takes the absolute initiative in relegation, and their opponents in the last two rounds are not strong. Shenzhen is either in Haikou or Jinjiang. Although Guangzhou can't play the last game in Guangzhou, playing in Jinjiang is not a bad result. It's too hard for Changjiang to get points away from Chengdu and Zhejiang. Guangzhou's home game against Yatai will be played in Jinjiang, and the final game against Meizhou will travel to Wuhua.
Whether it's a three-team tie or a two-team tie, CK has the edge in the win-loss column. Guangzhou has 1 win and 1 draw against Guangzhou. Either way, Guangzhou is at a disadvantage in terms of win/loss ratio and currently has the lowest points of the three relegated teams. If Guangzhou beat Shenzhen or Yatai in the next round, Guangzhou will be relegated one round earlier.
