Match Report
Shanghai Shenhua went into the game 9th in the table on 28 points; Henan Songshan Longmen sat 12th on 25 — a 3-point gap. Shanghai Shenhua's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Shanghai Shenhua were scoring 1.96 and conceding 1.8, Henan Songshan Longmen 1.33 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Henan Songshan Longmen's unbeaten run stood 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.
Shanghai Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Shanghai Shenhua: Rafael Ratão (45'), Luis Asué (56'), Tianyi Gao (71'), Saulo Mineiro (83') · Henan Songshan Longmen: Yihao Zhong (5')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Shenhua 40% · Henan Songshan Longmen 60% · Total shots: 20-13 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 2-4