Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Chengdu Rongcheng 1st on 42, Shanghai Shenhua 11th on 19. Recent form flatters Shanghai Shenhua's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th.
Momentum sat with Shanghai Shenhua, winners of their last five, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Chengdu Rongcheng came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Shanghai Shenhua, 2 for Chengdu Rongcheng and 2 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 80% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Shanghai Shenhua: Makhtar Gueye (38'), Shinichi Chan (16') · Chengdu Rongcheng: Felipe (45'), Felipe (90'), Wellington Silva (90')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Shenhua 39% · Chengdu Rongcheng 61% · Total shots: 22-11 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 10-4