JI’NAN. Shandong Luneng beats Shanghai SIPG 3-1. Shandong Luneng got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Wu Xinghan (60′) and Crysan (76′). Shanghai SIPG tried to recover with a goal from Wu Lei (80′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (87′) scored by Crysan for Shandong Luneng. Shanghai SIPG lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium stadium in Ji’nan on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Haixin Li with the support of Zheng Luo and Kai Sun. The 4th official was Caiwei Liang. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Shanghai SIPG had a superior ball possession 56% while Shandong Luneng was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shandong Luneng had a more offensive attitude with 33 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shandong Luneng won the match​.

Shandong Luneng shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Shanghai SIPG shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Shandong Luneng received 1 yellow card (Zheng Zheng). Regarding the opposition, Shanghai SIPG received 1 yellow card (Wei Zhen).

Standings

After playing this match, Shandong Luneng will have 53 points like Wuhan Three Towns to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Shanghai SIPG will stay with 40 points like Henan Jianye to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Shandong Luneng will host Shenzhen on the 13th of November with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of Shandong Luneng (4 draws).

Shanghai SIPG will host Dalian Professional on the 4th of November with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Shanghai SIPG (4 draws).

Shandong Luneng – Formation

Shandong Luneng started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Wei Hao decided to play with the following team: Dalei Wang (6.2), Hailong Li (7.0), Ke Shi (6.6), Zheng Zheng (6.4), Long Song (7.3), Yang Liu (7.1), Moisés (7.7), Son Jun ho (7.2), Chen Pu (6.8), Cryzan (7.5) and Tianyu Guo (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Zhang Chi, Xiang Ji (6.4), Rongze Han, Jingdao Jin, Xinghan Wu (7.3), Zeshi Chen, Jadson, Binbin Liu, Tianyu Qi, Jianfei Zhao, Marouane Fellaini (6.9) and Liuyu Duan.

Shandong Luneng could not rely on the presence of Jadson (injured).

Substitutions

Shandong Luneng made 5 changes: Guo Tianyu for M. Fellaini (37′), Chen Pu for Wu Xinghan (59′), Liu Yang for Ji Xiang (59′), Moises for Jadson (86′) and Li Hailong for Liu Binbin (87′).

Best player: Moisés​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shandong Luneng was Moisés even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Shanghai SIPG – Formation

Shanghai SIPG started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ivan Leko played with: Junling Yan (6.2), Tyias Browning (7.0), Wei Zhen (7.0), Hai Yu (6.7), Shenchao Wang (6.7), Huikang Cai (6.6), Chen Chunxin (6.5), Wenjun Lyu (6.6), Matías Vargas (7.5), Wu Lei (6.2) and Paulinho (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jia Du, Shenyuan Li (6.2), Shiyuan Yang, Issa Kallon, Liu Baiyang, Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Shenglong Li (6.5), Wei Chen, Rongjun Xiang, Chen Xuhuang and Huachen Zhang.

Substitutions

Shanghai SIPG made 3 changes: Yu Hai for Li Shenglong (69′), C. Chen for S. Li (69′) and M. Vargas for I. Kallon (87′).

Best player: Matías Vargas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shanghai SIPG was Matías Vargas.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Dalian Professional – Wuhan Yangtze – 2-1
• Shandong Luneng – Shanghai SIPG – 3-1