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Super League · 2023

Shanghai Shenhua 2–0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Shanghai Shenhua won 2–0.

Shots
98
Shots on target
32
Expected goals
1.090.7
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shanghai Shenhua beat Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2–0. Recorded in this match (Shanghai Shenhua – Cangzhou Mighty Lions): shots 9–8, shots on target 3–2, expected goals 1.09–0.7, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Cangzhou Mighty Lions's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.08 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match1.08 goals/match1.34 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots8 shotsShanghai Shenhua 9 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots2 shotsShanghai Shenhua 3 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.09 xG0.7 xGShanghai Shenhua 1.09 xG, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0.7 xG
  • Possession61%39%Shanghai Shenhua 61%, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 39%
  • Corners1 corner4 cornersShanghai Shenhua 1 corner, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls8 foulsShanghai Shenhua 9 fouls, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 8 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Shanghai Shenhua
0Draws
1Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Shanghai Shenhua · Super League0–1
Shanghai Shenhua — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League3–0
Shanghai Shenhua — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Shanghai Shenhua favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Cangzhou Mighty Lions in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Shanghai Shenhua26 matchesCangzhou Mighty Lions26 matches
1.15 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/261.08 goals/match
1.08 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.81 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.3 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots26/2611.6 shots/match
4.12 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/263.88 shots/match
42.8% ●Possession26/2641.8%
3.69 corners/matchCorners26/26● 5.04 corners/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls26/2610.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 22 Sept 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Super League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsShanghai ShenhuaCangzhou Mighty Lions
CompetitionSuper LeagueSuper League 2023
Head-to-headShanghai Shenhua — Cangzhou Mighty Lions
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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