Super League · 2023

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1–5 Beijing Guoan · Super League

1–5Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Beijing Guoan won 1–5.

Shots
1311
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.291.63
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Beijing Guoan beat Cangzhou Mighty Lions 5–1. Recorded in this match (Cangzhou Mighty Lions – Beijing Guoan): shots 13–11, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.29–1.63, possession 29%–71%. 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 shots average is above their season average.

14.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots14.8 shots/match11.8 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Beijing Guoan have recorded the higher season possession share.

42.3%PossessionCangzhou Mighty Lions · Beijing Guoan● 59%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCangzhou Mighty LionsBeijing GuoanBaseline
Possession42.3%59%50.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.08 corners/matchCornersCangzhou Mighty Lions · Beijing Guoan● 6.08 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricCangzhou Mighty LionsBeijing GuoanBaseline
Corners5.08 corners/match6.08 corners/match4.53 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots11 shotsCangzhou Mighty Lions 13 shots, Beijing Guoan 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsCangzhou Mighty Lions 6 shots, Beijing Guoan 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.29 xG1.63 xGCangzhou Mighty Lions 1.29 xG, Beijing Guoan 1.63 xG
  • Possession29%71%Cangzhou Mighty Lions 29%, Beijing Guoan 71%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersCangzhou Mighty Lions 5 corners, Beijing Guoan 2 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls9 foulsCangzhou Mighty Lions 6 fouls, Beijing Guoan 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Cangzhou Mighty Lions
1Draws
1Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League6–2
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Beijing Guoan · Super League1–1
Beijing Guoan — 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: Cangzhou Mighty Lions favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Beijing Guoan in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cangzhou Mighty Lions24 matchesBeijing Guoan24 matches
1.17 goals/matchGoals scored24/24▲ 1.79 goals/match
1.79 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 1.21 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.42 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots24/24▲ 12.5 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target24/24▲ 4.33 shots/match
42.3%Possession24/24● 59%
5.08 corners/matchCorners24/24● 6.08 corners/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls24/2413.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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