In the refereeing lineup announced this morning, Beijing referee Fu Ming was in charge of the game. Meanwhile, Ma Ji from Hubei is the first assistant referee, while the second assistant referee, the fourth official and the video assistant referee are all selected by Beijing, namely Wu Huifeng, Guan Xing and Wang Wei. Hebei's Li Yingbin was in charge of the assistant video assistant referee, while Yunnan's Li Dongnan served as referee supervisor.
On the eve of the tournament, Dalian is in 14th place in the table with 7 points from 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses. Shanghai Seaport, on the other hand, is in 7th place with 16 points, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1. Given that Shanghai Shenhua and Changchun Yatai shook hands in a 0-0 draw in a completed match, with both sides failing to score, Dalian Ren and Shanghai Seaport see an opportunity to catch up. If Dalian People can get all three points, they are expected to get out of the relegation zone and close the points gap with Changchun Yatai to 2 points, while if Shanghai Seaport wins, their points will climb to 19, the gap with Shanghai Shenhua will be shortened to 3 points, and the ranking may temporarily rise to the fifth place.
