Shanghai Seaport beat Cangzhou Lions by a narrow 1-0 margin away from home, returning to the top of the table with a crucial goal from Wu Lei, keeping the final title race in doubt. On the schedule, Shanghai Shenhua will challenge Chengdu Rongcheng on the road, while Shanghai Seaport will face Tianjin Jinmen Tiger at home. In terms of home and away advantage and overall strength, Shanghai Seaport clearly has the upper hand. If they can beat Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in this round of matches, they will be able to make another push for the trophy.
In the relegation battle, Nantong Zhiyun fell behind by two goals in the first half, and although they were tenacious enough to pull back a point in the second half, they ended up losing 1-3 and declared relegation in the early round, and they became the first team to enter the China A League.
Although Meizhou Hakka was in the relegation zone before, they beat Wuhan Sanzhen 1-0 at home to take three valuable points and escape the relegation trap for the time being. However, in the final round, they will challenge the powerful Shandong Taishan on the road. Once they lose, the risk of relegation still exists, and Shandong Taishan becomes the judge of their fate.
After a fierce battle, Shenzhen Xinpengcheng drew 2-2 away to Shanghai Shenhua. In the final round, they will host Nantong Zhiyun, who has already been relegated. If they can win in this round of matches, they still have a glimmer of hope for relegation.
Although Qingdao Hainiu was scored by foreigner Boakye towards the end of the game, video replay showed offside and the goal was invalid, and they ended up losing 0-1 to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Nonetheless, they are ranked 14th in Shenzhen Xinpengcheng by virtue of goal difference. In the final round, if Qingdao Hainiu beat Cangzhou Lions at home, relegation will be realized. Tianjin Jinmen Tigers also celebrated their sixth consecutive home win after the victory.
Qingdao West Coast completed relegation early after a 1-1 draw at home to Chengdu Rongcheng.
Zhejiang and Shandong Taishan played a goal battle without pressure and finally shook hands 3-3. In the other match, Henan and Changchun Yatai had a passionless match, with the two sides exchanging a 0-0 draw, which was also the only match without a goal in the round.
