Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Qingdao West Coast 6th with 24, Shanghai Shenhua 11th with 19. Recent form flatters Shanghai Shenhua's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th.
Qingdao West Coast carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Shanghai Shenhua had gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Qingdao West Coast against 2/15 for Shanghai Shenhua.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Qingdao West Coast 0, draws 0, Shanghai Shenhua 5, at 3 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Qingdao West Coast: Abdul Aziz Yakubu (45'), Davidson (49') · Shanghai Shenhua: Xi Wu (2'), Chenjie Zhu (73')
Key stats
Possession: Qingdao West Coast 56% · Shanghai Shenhua 44% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-3