Super League · 2023

Changchun Yatai 3–1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Changchun Yatai won 3–1.

Shots
1822
Shots on target
96
Expected goals
1.632.6
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Changchun Yatai beat Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3–1. Recorded in this match (Changchun Yatai – Cangzhou Mighty Lions): shots 18–22, shots on target 9–6, expected goals 1.63–2.6, possession 53%–47%. 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

moderate

Changchun Yatai have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.2% ●PossessionChangchun Yatai · Cangzhou Mighty Lions42.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricChangchun YataiCangzhou Mighty LionsBaseline
Possession51.2%42.8%50.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots22 shotsChangchun Yatai 18 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 22 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots6 shotsChangchun Yatai 9 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.63 xG2.6 xGChangchun Yatai 1.63 xG, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2.6 xG
  • Possession53%47%Changchun Yatai 53%, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 47%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersChangchun Yatai 5 corners, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 4 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls10 foulsChangchun Yatai 8 fouls, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 10 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Changchun Yatai
0Draws
1Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Changchun Yatai · Super League2–4
Changchun Yatai — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League0–2
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Changchun Yatai · 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: Changchun Yatai favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Cangzhou Mighty Lions in 3 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Changchun Yatai23 matchesCangzhou Mighty Lions23 matches
1.65 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231.17 goals/match
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/231.65 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals23/23▲ 1.35 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots23/2311.8 shots/match
4.35 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.91 shots/match
51.2% ●Possession23/2342.8%
3.65 corners/matchCorners23/23● 5.09 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / 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: Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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