In the match between Guangzhou and Suzhou Dongwu, the two sides shook hands with a score of 1-1, leaving Guangzhou in third place with 40 points, however, the lead was reduced to one point from the previous three. Meanwhile, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, who had previously suffered consecutive lows, finally halted their decline after an eight-round unbeaten streak and became the only team in the top seven with three points, placing them in fourth place with 39 points, just six points short of the Super League zone.
Suzhou Dongwu is in fifth place with 37 points after six rounds of undefeated performance. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang, who suffered consecutive Waterloos last year, drew 1-1 with Foshan Southern Lions on the road and continues to remain undefeated for five rounds, ranking sixth with 37 points. With four draws in the last five rounds of matches, these two teams have not significantly narrowed the gap with the top teams and, in a way, are stuck in a similar stagnation period.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Team is undefeated in two rounds and is ranked seventh with 34 points. Liaoning Ironmen, dubbed the new Liaozhuang football champions, beat Yanbian Longding 2-1 in the Northeast derby. With Li Jinyu as head coach, the team has gone undefeated for eight rounds and ranks eighth with 32 points. Liaoning Ironmen made a vow to surpass at the beginning of the season, but started from too low a point. Although they have been aggressively grabbing points recently, they have only managed to keep their chances of hitting third place and pushing for promotion to the Chinese Super League.
Wuxi Wu Hook and Nanjing City drew in their relegation battle to finish ninth with 27 points. Shanghai Jiading Huilong drew 0-0 with Heilongjiang Bingcheng at home and are tenth with 25 points. Yanbian Longding are eleventh with 24 points after two rounds unbeaten.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng ranked twelfth with 23 points after three rounds unbeaten. Qingdao Red Lions unexpectedly lost 1-2 at home to vice class leader Jiangxi Lushan and ranked thirteenth with 21 points after 10 rounds without a win. Foshan Southern Lions, after three and eight consecutive unbeaten rounds, have 21 points, the same as the bottom three teams, five points ahead of the relegation zone.
Wuxi Wuhu lost two consecutive games after three rounds without a win, and remains in the bottom two with 16 points, and the relegation situation remains dire. In the second win of the season, Jiangxi Lushan only accumulated 12 points, continue to sink to the bottom of the table, relegation is a foregone conclusion.
