About Match
Shanghai Shenhua go into the game 12th in the table on 22 points; Henan Songshan Longmen sit 10th on 23 — a 1-point gap. Henan Songshan Longmen's recent output outruns their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. A win would lift Shanghai Shenhua to 25 points and up to 8th, overtaking Henan Songshan Longmen (other results unchanged).
Henan Songshan Longmen's unbeaten run stands at 5.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Shanghai Shenhua, 2 draws and 2 for Henan Songshan Longmen, at 3.27 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 64%. Goals have risen lately: 4.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.27 across the full history.