Match Report
In the standings it was Central & Western 6th on 39 points, Sham Shui Po 4th on 49 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed Sham Shui Po no better than 8th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Central & Western were scoring 2.31 and conceding 1.69, Sham Shui Po 1.81 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.99 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Central & Western, 2 for Sham Shui Po and 0 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Happy Valley Recreation Ground #1 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,664. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sham Shui Po: Sing-Yiu Leung (80'), Wong Sum Chit Sherman (87'), Oscar Junior Benavides Medeiros (90')
Key stats
Possession: Central & Western 62% · Sham Shui Po 38% · Total shots: 0-3 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 5-6