SUZHOU. Shanghai Shenhua wipes out Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 4-1 with goals of Peng Xinli (24′), Yu Hanchao (53′), Wu Xi (74′) and Zhang Lu (77′). On the opposite side, Chongqing Dangdai Lifan scored with Wu Qing (59′). Shanghai Shenhua was much better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium stadium in Suzhou. The referee was Yi Huang who had the assistance of Kai Sun and Chao Tang. The 4th official was Tao Wan. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
- 29 Total 5
- 11 On Target 3
- 18 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 169 Attack 54
- 70 Dangerous attack 19
- 83 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Shanghai Shenhua was in firm control of the ball 75% while Chongqing Dangdai Lifan was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai Shenhua had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai Shenhua won the match.
Shanghai Shenhua shot 29 times, 11 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chongqing Dangdai Lifan shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Shanghai Shenhua received 2 yellow cards (D. Wang Yi and J. Wen). Regarding the opposition, Chongqing Dangdai Lifan received 2 yellow cards (Zhang Xingbo and X. Zhang).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shanghai Shenhua will have 29 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Chongqing Dangdai Lifan will stay with 12 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai Shenhua will play away with Henan Jianye on the 21st of December with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Shanghai Shenhua (10 draws).
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan will host Wuhan Zall on the 21st of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Shanghai Shenhua – Formation
Shanghai Shenhua
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Shanghai Shenhua started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mao Yijun decided to play with the following team: Cheng Zeng , Denny Wang Yi , Matej Jonjić , Chenjie Zhu , Jiabao Wen , Mingjian Zhao , Alexander N’Doumbou , Xi Wu , Hanchao Yu , Lonsana Doumbouya and Xinli Peng .
The home team had on the bench: Yunqiu Li, Jinhao Bi, Aidi Fulang Xisi, Yunding Cao , Xu Yang , Shilin Sun, Jiajun Bai , Haijian Wang , Sheng Qin, Baojie Zhu, Shuai Li and Lu Zhang .
Substitutions
Shanghai Shenhua made 5 changes: L. Doumbouya for Yang Xu (60′), J. Wen for Bai Jiajun (60′), D. Wang Yi for Zhang Lu (69′), Wu Xi for H. Wang (80′) and Yu Hanchao for Cao Yunding (81′).
Best player: Alexander N’Doumbou
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai Shenhua was Alexander N’Doumbou even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 93 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan – Formation
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Woe-Ryong Chang played with: Fan Weixiang , Qing Wu , Zhang Xiang , Hao Luo , Kai Sun , Zhang Xingbo , Honglin Dong , Hu Xingyu , Baxtiyar Pezila , Wen Tianpeng and Zhang Xiang .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Deng Jiaxing, Jin Feng , Sun Xuelong , Fernandinho, Jie Chen, Shuai Yang, Congyao Yin , Wu Xu, Le Liu, Xiaofei Deng, Xiyang Huang and Lu Xianyong.
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan could not rely on the presence of J. Deng (injured).
Substitutions
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan made 4 changes: X. Hu for X. Sun (69′), T. Wen for Feng Jing (69′), Zhang Xingbo for C. Yin (80′) and H. Dong for J. Deng (87′).
Best player: Zhang Xiang
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan was Zhang Xiang.
His rating is with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Wuhan Zall – Henan Jianye – 1-1
- Shanghai Shenhua – Chongqing Dangdai Lifan – 4-1
- Tianjin Teda – Qingdao Hainiu – 1-2
- Dalian Professional – Shijiazhuang Ever Bright – 1-2
