Late at night on October 9, nine matches in the 22nd round of the Chinese Super League early matches came to a close. Wuhan Sanzhen is sitting at the top of the table, and its lead over Shandong Taishan has further increased to 3 points. In the relegation zone, Guangzhou suffered a Waterloo, but despite this, the distance from the safety zone is still 5 points.
Three Town consolidated their lead with 50 points after a narrow 1-0 away win over Jinmen Tigers. Taishan shook hands with Guoan 3-3 on the road to improve to 47 points, increasing Sanzen's lead from one to three.
Shenhua stayed in third place with a 0-0 draw with Shenzhen in Haikou, locking in 40 points. Seaport swept aside Yatai 4-1 on the road to retain fourth with 37 points. Zhejiang climbed to fifth with 35 points after defeating Yangtze River on the road by a 3-0 score. Songshan Longmen won 1-0 against Hebei, placing them sixth with 34 points. Hakka beat Guangzhou 3-1 on the road and are seventh with 33 points.
Guoan and Rongcheng both have 31 points, ranking eighth and ninth. Jinmen Tigers and Yatai both suffered defeats and shared 26 points, placing them 10th and 11th respectively. The Lions drew 0-0 with Guangzhou City, while Dalian beat Rongcheng 2-0, leaving both teams in 12th and 13th place with 22 points. Shenzhen is 14th with 21 points, while Cheung Kong is 15th with 17 points.
In the relegation zone, all three teams failed to win in this round, with Guangzhou accumulating 12 points, Guangzhou City accumulating 11 points and Hebei accumulating only 3 points. Nonetheless, the distance between Guangzhou and the safety zone remains at 5 points.
