In the thrilling match between Guangzhou and Suzhou Dongwu, the score was fixed at 1-1, with Guangzhou holding on to the third place with 40 points, but the gap with the second place was narrowed to 1 point from the original 3 points. Chongqing Tongliang Dragons, who had suffered consecutive setbacks, finally halted their decline after eight rounds of undefeated matches and became the only team in the top seven to add three points to the standings, and are now in fourth place with 39 points, narrowing the gap with the super-exceeding zone to six points.
Suzhou Dongwu is unbeaten in the last 6 rounds and ranks fifth with 37 points. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang, who suffered a Waterloo in the last season, drew 1-1 with Foshan South Lions on the road and also remained undefeated for five rounds, with 37 points, ranking sixth. It is worth paying attention to, these two teams in the last five rounds of matches made four draws, and the gap with the top teams did not significantly narrowed, seems to have entered the "brakes" mode.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu are unbeaten in the last two rounds and are seventh with 34 points. And Liaoning Ironmen, dubbed the new Liaozhuang soccer champions, won the Northeast derby with a 2-1 victory over Yanbian Longding at home. Since Li Jinyu took over as head coach, the team has achieved eight rounds of undefeated results and is ranked eighth with 32 points. The Liaoning Ironmen vowed to go beyond at the beginning of the season, and despite falling behind early on, they have been grabbing points with a vengeance lately, striving to find a balance between relegation and their hopes of hitting the Chinese Super League.
Wuxi Wu Hook and Nanjing City drew 1-1 in a relegation battle to move to ninth place with 27 points. Shanghai Jiading Huilong shook hands with Heilongjiang Bingcheng in a 0-0 draw at home and are tenth with 25 points. Yanbian Long Ding are undefeated in the last two rounds and have 24 points, ranking eleventh.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng is undefeated in the last three rounds of matches and ranks 12th with 23 points. Qingdao Red Lions unexpectedly lost 1-2 at home to Jiangxi Lushan, the vice-champion, without a win in 10 consecutive rounds, with 21 points, ranking 13th. Foshan South Lions, undefeated for three and eight consecutive rounds, shared 21 points with Qingdao Red Lions, but ranked third from the bottom, still five points away from the relegation zone.
Wuxi Wu Hooks are without a win in the last three rounds of matches, with two consecutive defeats, and continue to be at the bottom of the table with 16 points, making the relegation situation grim.
In their second win of the season, Jiangxi Lushan, with 12 points, remain deep in the relegation zone and the situation is not optimistic.
