Match Report
Machida Zelvia (1st, 17 pts) visited Shanghai Shenhua (11th, 4 pts) with 13 points between them. On recent form Shanghai Shenhua sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Shanghai Shenhua 0.63 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Machida Zelvia 1.88 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.35.
6 games without a win framed Shanghai Shenhua's arrival. Over the last five, Shanghai Shenhua had taken 3 of 15 points to Machida Zelvia's 9.
Shanghai Stadium, capacity 72,000, hosted the game. Machida Zelvia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Machida Zelvia: Yuki Soma (3'), Yuki Soma (88')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Shenhua 51% · Machida Zelvia 49% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-11