Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Chengdu Rongcheng 1st on 51, Shanghai Port 7th on 33. Recent form flatters Shanghai Port's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Chengdu Rongcheng were scoring 2.04 and conceding 1.2, Shanghai Port 1.54 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Chengdu Rongcheng, winners of their last nine, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Shanghai Port, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Chengdu Rongcheng, 6/15 for Shanghai Port.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Chengdu Rongcheng have 4 wins to Shanghai Port's 3, with 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Dujiangyan Sports Center Stadium, with room for 26,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Shanghai Port: Xinxiang Li (70')
Key stats
Possession: Chengdu Rongcheng 56% · Shanghai Port 44% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 6-2