Match Report
28 points for Shanghai Shenhua (9th), 38 for Beijing Guoan (3rd): a 10-point gap. On the form table Shanghai Shenhua stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Shanghai Shenhua 1.96 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Beijing Guoan 1.88 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.55.
Beijing Guoan came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 3 for Shanghai Shenhua, 5 for Beijing Guoan and 4 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 92%.
With 37 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, S. Gan was the man in the middle. Shanghai Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,000. Beijing Guoan led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Beijing Guoan: Gui Ramos (42'), Cao Yongjing (73'), Zhang Xizhe (86')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Shenhua 51% · Beijing Guoan 49% · Total shots: 21-16 · On target: 8-8 · Corners: 8-5