Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shanghai Shenhua 2nd with 77 points, Cangzhou 12th with 29, 48 apart. Cangzhou had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 12th in the table.
Cangzhou were winless in 14. Defeat had not touched Shanghai Shenhua in 15 games. From the last five rounds, Cangzhou held 2 points of 15 and Shanghai Shenhua 13.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Cangzhou, 3 for Shanghai Shenhua and 2 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture.