SHANGHAI. Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua draw 1-1. L. Wu scored the first goal (29′) for Shanghai SIPG. H. Yu equalized (69′). Shanghai SIPG was surely better in terms of ball possession (75%)
The match was played at the Shanghai Stadium stadium in Shanghai on Sunday and it started at 7:35 pm local time. The referee was Haixin Li with the collaboration of Chao Tang and Zheng Luo. The 4th official was Songshang Liang. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 176 Attack 73
- 82 Dangerous attack 16
- 74 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai SIPG was in firm control of the ball 75% while Shanghai Shenhua was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai SIPG was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Shanghai SIPG to win the match.
Shanghai SIPG shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Shanghai Shenhua shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Shanghai SIPG received 1 yellow card (Linpeng Zhang). On the other side, Shanghai Shenhua received 2 yellow cards (Hanchao Yu and Xi Wu).
Also, Shanghai Shenhua didn’t end the match with 11 players after João Carlos Teixeira (Shanghai Shenhua) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shanghai SIPG will have 10 points like Shanghai Shenhua to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Shanghai Shenhua will have 10 points like Shanghai SIPG to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai SIPG will play away against Dalian Professional on the 4th of November with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Shanghai SIPG (4 draws).
Shanghai Shenhua will host Hangzhou on the 4th of November with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Hangzhou (11 draws).
Shanghai SIPG – Formation
Shanghai Port
25'
71'
29'
Shanghai SIPG started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Francisco Javier Pereira Mejía decided to play with the following team: Junling Yan , Shenchao Wang , Tyias Browning , Linpeng Zhang , Wenjun Lyu , Xin Xu , Huikang Cai , Oscar , Matías Vargas , Paulinho and Wu Lei .
The home team had on the bench: Shenyuan Li, Markus Pink , Ang Li, Wei Zhen, Guan He, Liu Xiaolong, Shiyuan Yang, Jin Feng, Mirahmetjan Muzepper , Wei Chen, Shuai Li and Issa Kallon .
Substitutions
Shanghai SIPG made 3 changes: Matías Vargas for Issa Kallon (71′), Xin Xu for Mirahmetjan Muzepper (71′) and Paulinho for Markus Pink (80′).
Best player: Oscar
The player that probably impressed the most for Shanghai SIPG was Oscar.
His rating is with 123 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 12 crosses.
Shanghai Shenhua – Formation
Shanghai Shenhua
89'
Shanghai Shenhua started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Jingui Wu played with: Zhen Ma , Macario Hing-Glover , Shenglong Jiang , Chenjie Zhu , Lin Cui , Haoyang Xu , Xi Wu , Ibrahim Amadou , Yunding Cao , João Carlos Teixeira and Cephas Malele .
These were the players on the bench: Aidi Fulang Xisi , Hanchao Yu , Zhou Junchen, Xue Qinghao, Yaxiong Bao, Haijian Wang , Zhang Wei, Yangyang Jin, Jiajun Bai, Liu Yujie, ZeXiang Yang and Xu Yougang.
Substitutions
Shanghai Shenhua made 4 changes: Yunding Cao for Yu Hanchao (33′), Lin Cui for Aidi Fulang Xisi (46′), Xu Haoyang for Wang Haijian (74′) and Hanchao Yu for Yangyang Jin (84′).
Best player: João Carlos Teixeira
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai Shenhua was João Carlos Teixeira.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Shanghai SIPG – Shanghai Shenhua – 1-1
- Shenzhen – Henan Jianye – 1-1
- Changchun Yatai – Tianjin Teda – 1-1
- Hangzhou – Chengdu Rongcheng – 0-2
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions – Nantong Zhiyun – 1-1
