Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Shanghai Port (7th, 33 pts) and Qingdao Hainiu (16th, 14 pts). Shanghai Port ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Shanghai Port ran at 1.54 scored and 1.27 conceded, Qingdao Hainiu at 1.31 and 2.04.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Qingdao Hainiu. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Shanghai Port, 0/15 for Qingdao Hainiu.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Shanghai Port wins, 1 for Qingdao Hainiu, 0 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Shanghai Stadium, with room for 37,000 spectators. T. Ren officiated: 36 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Shanghai Port: Wu Lei (44'), Wu Lei (67') · Qingdao Hainiu: Carlos Strandberg (16')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Port 59% · Qingdao Hainiu 41% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-2