Match Report
Beijing Guoan (3rd, 38 pts) visited Shanghai Port (7th, 33 pts) with 5 points between them. Shanghai Port ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Shanghai Port ran at 1.54 scored and 1.27 conceded, Beijing Guoan at 1.88 and 1.27.
Shanghai Port arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. 14 matches unbeaten backed Beijing Guoan's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Shanghai Port, 2 draws and 4 for Beijing Guoan, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 22% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 89% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 78%.
The match was played at Shanghai Stadium (capacity 37,000). Y. Mu officiated: 18 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Port 60% · Beijing Guoan 40% · Total shots: 21-5 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 14-1