In the season just past, China B champions Chongqing Tongliang Dragons swept Jiangxi Lushan 4-0 at home, accumulating seven points and jumping to the third place. Meanwhile, foreign goal scorer Tabek's maiden goal also boosted the morale of the promoted team, which was on fire and became the center of attention.
Up to now, after four rounds of fierce battles, the top three teams in the Central League are all newly promoted. Although they may not be able to overturn the established pattern in the end, they will undoubtedly make this season's competition even more white-hot and cruel.
The other favorite Guangxi Pingguo Ha Rang Guojing, with Gao Jiarun's header, won 1-0 at home against Wuxi Wu Hook and gained three valuable points, tying with four teams with seven points. In the next round, Guangxi will challenge Shijiazhuang Kungfu on the road, which will be a key battle for the fate of the super league.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu is changing their head coach for the first time this season, which shows their desire to reach the Super League. The selection of the new coach is in full swing, and well-known coaches such as Xie Hui have become the favorites. From the last two rounds of Shijiazhuang Kung Fu away 2-1 beat Jiangxi Lushan, home 2-0 beat Qingdao Red Lion performance, the team strength should not be underestimated, especially the veteran Wang Song's stable play, for the arrival of the new coach injected confidence.
Currently, Shanghai Jiading Huilong and Yanbian Longding are ranked 7th and 8th with five points from one win, two draws and one loss, a steady improvement from last season. Five teams - Wuxi Wu Hook, Nanjing City, Qingdao Red Lions, Heilongjiang Bingcheng, and Guangzhou - are ranked ninth through thirteenth with the same four points. One of them, Nanjing City, is intent on overtaking, but is not off to a good start.
Foshan Southern Lions suffered their first loss after three consecutive draws and are ranked 14th after four rounds, a far cry from their final ranking of seventh last season.
Liaoning Ironmen have made some additions this season, but after four rounds they are in 15th place with only 2 points, which is surprisingly deep in the relegation zone. It seems that this team, which is aiming to go beyond, still needs to continue to work hard.
Jiangxi Lushan only accumulated 1 point after four rounds, ranking the bottom. This situation is not optimistic. If relegated again, the team will lose the opportunity to return to the Central League.
