GUANGZHOU. Shanghai SIPG conquers Shenzhen 3-1.
The match was played at the Huangpu Sports Center stadium in Guangzhou on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Lei Zhang with the collaboration of Dexin Wang and Tao Huang. The 4th official was Li Ma. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 15
- 10 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 90
- 57 Dangerous attack 49
- 76 Ball safe 79
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Shanghai SIPG was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Shenzhen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Shanghai SIPG had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shanghai SIPG won the match.
Shanghai SIPG shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Shenzhen shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Shanghai SIPG received 3 yellow cards (He Guan, Yang Shiyuan and Yu Hai). Talking about the opposition, Shenzhen received 1 yellow card (LI Yuanyi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shanghai SIPG will have 38 points like Guangzhou Evergrande to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Shenzhen will stay with 29 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai SIPG will play away against Guangzhou R&F on the 29th of December with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Shanghai SIPG (5 draws).
Shenzhen will host Changchun Yatai on the 29th of December with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Changchun Yatai (1 draw).
Shanghai SIPG – Formation
Shanghai Port
89'
60'
62'
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 , Hai Yu , Shenyuan Li , Shenchao Wang , Wenjun Lyu , Aaron Mooy , Paulinho , Oscar and Liu Zhurun .
The home team had on the bench: Huan Fu, Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Huachen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chen Chunxin, Shenglong Li, Wei Chen, Shiyuan Yang , Huikang Cai, Hu Jinghang , Abraham Halik and Ang Li.
Substitutions
Shanghai SIPG made 4 changes: He Guan for Yang Shiyuan (60′), Z. Liu for Hu Jinghang (77′), Paulinho for Haliq Ablahan (78′) and A. Mooy for M. Muzepper (87′).
Best player: Oscar
The player that probably impressed the most for Shanghai SIPG was Oscar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.
Shenzhen – Formation
Shenzhen
Shenzhen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
José Carlos Granero Granero played with: Lu Zhang , Yeljan Shinar , Mincheng Yuan , Shuai Pei , Zhipeng Jiang , Yuanyi Li , Yuan Zhang , Dalun Zheng , Juan Quintero , Frank Acheampong and Alan Kardec .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Wei Guo, Xu Haofeng, Haolun Mi , Ke Sun , Tsun Dai , Lin Gao , Yongpo Wang, Chen Xiangyu, Huang Ruifeng, Zixiang Wang and Chen Guoliang.
Substitutions
Shenzhen made 4 changes: Zheng Dalun for H. Mi (63′), J. Quintero for Gao Lin (72′), Zhang Yuan for Dai Wai-Tsun (72′) and Yuan Mincheng for Sun Ke (72′).
Best player: Frank Acheampong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shenzhen was Frank Acheampong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (96% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Shanghai SIPG – Shenzhen – 3-1
- Guangzhou Evergrande – Beijing Guoan – 1-0
- Shandong Luneng – Hebei CFFC – 2-0
- Changchun Yatai – Guangzhou R&F – 2-1
