Match Report
In the standings it was Shanghai Port 7th on 33 points, Shanghai Shenhua 9th on 28 — separated by 5. Shanghai Port's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shanghai Port 1.54 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Shanghai Shenhua 1.96 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.55.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 Shanghai Port wins, 5 for Shanghai Shenhua, 3 draws, at 2.91 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 73% of the meetings.
Shanghai Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 72,000. Shanghai Port led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Shanghai Port: Leonardo (28'), Xinxiang Li (36')
Key stats
Possession: Shanghai Port 50% · Shanghai Shenhua 50% · Total shots: 12-17 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-9