GUANGZHOU. Shanghai SIPG overcomes Guangzhou R&F 1-0 after L. Wenjun scored just 1 goal (15′). Shanghai SIPG was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Huangpu Sports Center stadium in Guangzhou on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Kai He who had the assistance of Xiangyun Song and Meilin Zhang. The 4th official was Lei Zhang. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 5 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 160 Attack 81
- 96 Dangerous attack 21
- 62 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai SIPG had a superior ball possession 64% while Guangzhou R&F was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai SIPG was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai SIPG won the match.
Shanghai SIPG shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Guangzhou R&F shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Shanghai SIPG received 2 yellow cards (Paulinho and Oscar). Talking about the opposition, Guangzhou R&F received 3 yellow cards (G. Zhang, Li Tixiang and Han Pengfei).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Shanghai SIPG will have 34 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Guangzhou R&F will stay with 21 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai SIPG will host Shandong Luneng on the 19th of December with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Guangzhou R&F will host Beijing Guoan on the 19th of December with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Beijing Guoan (4 draws).
Shanghai SIPG – Formation
Shanghai Port
83'
42'
15'
Shanghai SIPG started with a 3-3-3-1 line-up (3-3-3-1).
The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Junling Yan , Guan He , Wei Zhen , Ang Li , Shenyuan Li , Shenchao Wang , Wenjun Lyu , Aaron Mooy , Paulinho , Oscar and Liu Zhurun .
The home team had on the bench: Wei Zhang, Hai Yu, Rui Yu, Abraham Halik , Wei Chen, Hu Jinghang, Binbin Chen, Shenglong Li , Huikang Cai, Shiyuan Yang, Mirahmetjan Muzepper and Huan Fu.
Substitutions
Shanghai SIPG made 3 changes: A. Mooy for Li Shenglong (78′), Z. Liu for Haliq Ablahan (78′) and Paulinho for M. Muzepper (83′).
Best player: Ang Li
The most impressive player for Shanghai SIPG was Ang Li even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 88 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Guangzhou R&F – Formation
Guangzhou R&F
Guangzhou R&F started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jean-Paul van Gastel played with: Jiaqi Han , Zhengyu Huang , Jihong Jiang , Pengfei Han , Teng Yi , Ruibao Hu , Chun Lok Tan , Gong Zhang , Tixiang Li , Jown Cardona and Song Wenjie .
They had on the bench: Liangkuan Jin, Su Yuliang, Tiago Leonço , Xiaotian Yang , Wenhao Long, Wen Yongjun , Yuelei Cheng and Wang Huapeng .
Substitutions
Guangzhou R&F made 4 changes: Song Wenjie for T. Leonco (66′), Li Tixiang for Y. Wen (71′), Huang Zhengyu for Wang Huapeng (71′) and J. Cardona for Yang Xiaotian (71′).
Best player: Jihong Jiang
The most impressive player for Guangzhou R&F was Jihong Jiang.
His rating is with 39 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Shanghai SIPG – Guangzhou R&F – 1-0
- Changchun Yatai – Shenzhen – 1-1
- Guangzhou Evergrande – Hebei CFFC – 1-1
- Shandong Luneng – Beijing Guoan – 2-1
