SHANGHAI. Hangzhou and Shanghai SIPG draw 1-1. N. Mushekwi scored the first goal (1′) for Hangzhou. L. Wenjun equalized (16′). Hangzhou was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Shanghai Stadium stadium in Shanghai on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Minghui Niu assisted by Ji Ma and Xihong Wang. The 4th official was Zhao Liu. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Shanghai Port

1 - 1

Hangzhou

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 7
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 56 Attack 52
  • 17 Dangerous attack 14
  • 81 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hangzhou had a superior ball possession 59% while Shanghai SIPG was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shanghai SIPG was more pushing with 17 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Shanghai SIPG to win the match​.

Shanghai SIPG shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hangzhou shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

1'
Nyasha Mushekwi(goal)
Wenjun Lü(goal)Zhang Linpeng
16'
Jin Feng- sub ->Paulinho
64'
Shenglong Li- sub ->Wenjun Lü
77'
77'
77'
86'
89'
Di Gao- sub ->J. Cheng
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wuhan Three Towns
78
34
Shandong Taishan
78
34
Chengdu Rongcheng
65
34
Hangzhou
62
33
Shanghai Port
62
33
Beijing Guoan
58
33
Henan Songshan Longmen
56
33
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
49
33
Meizhou Hakka
49
34
Shanghai Shenhua
47
34
Dalian Pro
45
34
Changchun Yatai
44
34
Cangzhou
44
34
Shenzhen
30
33
Guangzhou R&F
23
34
Wuhan Yangtze
19
34
Guangzhou Evergrande
17
34
Hebei CFFC
-3
34

After this match, Shanghai SIPG will have 21 points to go down in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Hangzhou will have 19 points to soar in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Shanghai SIPG will host Tianjin Teda on the 27th of August with a 13-0 head to head record in favor of Shanghai SIPG (5 draws).

Hangzhou will host Hebei CFFC on the 27th of August with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Hangzhou (1 draw).

Shanghai SIPG – Formation

Shanghai Port
G
Junling Yan 1.China
7.2
D
Linpeng Zhang 5.China
7.2
D
Shenchao Wang 4.China
6.8
D
Zhen Wei 13.China
7.1
M
Huachen Zhang 29.China
7.2
77'
M
Huikang Cai 6.China
6.7
M
Xin Xu 16.China
6.2
77'
M
Shenyuan Li 15.China
6.4
M
Wenjun Lü 11.China
7.1
77' 16'
F
Paulinho 9.Brazil
6.7
64'
F
Cherif Ndiaye 10.Senegal
6.4
Substitutes
G
Xi Anjie 31.China
G
Jia Du 22.China
D
Guan He 28.China
D
Hai Yu 21.China
D
Chen Xuhuang 37.China
D
Ang Li 2.China
M
Issa Kallon 34.Sierra Leone
6.7
77'
M
Shiyuan Yang 20.China
M
Jin Feng 27.China
6.7
64'
M
Murahmetjan Muzepper 25.China
6.9
77'
F
B. Liu 39.China PR
F
Shenglong Li 14.China
7.1
77'

Shanghai SIPG started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Junling Yan (7.2), Linpeng Zhang (7.2), Wei Zhen (7.1), Shenchao Wang (6.8), Shenyuan Li (6.4), Huachen Zhang (7.2), Huikang Cai (6.7), Xin Xu (6.2), Wenjun Lyu (7.1), Paulinho (6.7) and Cherif Ndiaye (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Issa Kallon (6.7), Xi Anjie, Guan He, Jia Du, Hai Yu, Chen Xuhuang, Shiyuan Yang, Jin Feng (6.7), Ang Li, Mirahmetjan Muzepper (6.9), Liu Baiyang and Shenglong Li (7.1).

Substitutions

Shanghai SIPG made 4 changes: Paulinho for Feng Jing (64′), Xu Xin for I. Kallon (77′), H. Zhang for M. Muzepper (77′) and Lu Wenjun for Li Shenglong (77′).

Best player: Huachen Zhang​

The player that probably impressed the most for Shanghai SIPG was Huachen Zhang.

His rating is (7.2) with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Hangzhou – Formation

Hangzhou
G
Chao Gu 1.China
6.6
D
Yu Dong 19.China
6.2
D
Nok-Hang Leung 2.Hong Kong
7.1
D
Lucas Possignolo 36.Brazil
7.3
D
Xin Yue 28.China
6.9
M
Franko Andrijasevic 11.Croatia
6.9
M
Jiaqi Zhang 29.China
7.6
M
Jin Cheng 22.China
7.3
89'
M
Junsheng Yao 6.China
7.8
86'
M
Donovan Ewolo 7.Cameroon
6.2
89'
F
Nyasha Mushekwi 30.Zimbabwe
7.9
1'
Substitutes
G
Jinfeng Lai 12.China
G
Bo Zhao 33.China
D
Zheng'ao Sun 4.China
D
Yang Wang 3.China
D
H. Rong 14.China PR
D
Dongsheng Wang 20.China
M
Wei Long 17.China
M
Ablikim Abdusalam 18.China
M
H. Zhong 8.China PR
6.3
86'
M
Matheus 10.Brazil
89'
M
Yuhang Wu 23.China
F
Di Gao 9.China
89'

Hangzhou started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jordi Vinyals Martori played with: Chao Gu (6.6), Yu Dong (6.2), Nok Hang Leung (7.1), Lucas Possignolo (7.3), Yue Xin (6.9), Jiaqi Zhang (7.6), Ulrich Ewolo (6.2), Junsheng Yao (7.8), Franko Andrijašević (6.9), Cheng Jin (7.3) and Nyasha Mushekwi (7.9).

They had on the bench: Wei Long, Abdusalam Ablikim, Sun Zheng’ao, Wang Chang, Haoran Zhong (6.3), Matheus, Hao Rong, Di Gao, Dongsheng Wang, Wu Yuhang, Jinfeng Lai and Bo Zhao.

Substitutions

Hangzhou made 3 changes: Yao Junsheng for H. Zhong (86′), J. Cheng for Gao Di (89′) and U. D. Ewolo for Matheus (89′).

Best player: Nyasha Mushekwi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hangzhou was Nyasha Mushekwi.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​