Group E's top two teams, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (3-2-0, 9 points) and Jiangsu Suning FC (2-1-2, 8 points), will face one another in a crucial 2016 AFC Champions League group stage encounter at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in the North Jeolla Province South Korea on Wednesday, May 4th.

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The winner of this match will gain the top spot of the group table and qualify in the next round of the competitions while the loser could be overtaken by FC Tokyo for the second qualifying berth if the Japanese club wins its fixture against eliminated Vietnamese side Becamex Bình Dương also in the same matchday.

Jeonbuk routed Tokyo, 3-0, during the previous matchday on the road at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo to earn their third win in the group stage and also grab the top spot in Group E, via Soccerway.

Bo-Kyung Kim, Jae-Sung Lee, and Mu-Yeol Ko scored one goal apiece at the 35th, 60th, and 90th+1 minutes respectively to complete the three-goal haul of manager Choi Kang-hee's side during the game.

Meanwhile, Jiangsu Suning pulled off a similar 3-0 romp against Becamex also in the previous matchday in a match held at their home field of Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre on April 20th, as reported by SBS.

Team captain Wu Xi opened the scoring right at the sixth minute off an assist by Brazilian midfielder Ramires. Ramires' compatriot and Jiangsu striker Jô quickly doubled the lead at the eighth before he then assisted for the team's third goal by midfielder Ji Xiang with nine minutes left before full time.

It was Jiangsu's second win and fourth unbeaten performance in the said tournament.

The predicted result is another 3-0 rout for Jiangsu Suning.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Kwon; Choi G.B., Lim, Choi C.S., Choi J.S.; Lee J.S., Kim, Jang, Leonardo; Lopes, Lee D.G.

Jiangsu Suning starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Gu; Zhou, Sainsbury, Ren, Yang; Ramires, Zhang; Yang, Wu, Teixeira; Jô  

TagsChina Football, AFC Champions League, 2016 AFC Champions League, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Jiangsu Suning FC