Super League · 2023

Beijing Guoan 2–1 Shanghai Shenhua · Super League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Beijing Guoan won 2–1.

Shots
814
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.571.44
Possession
64%36%

Full time

What the match recorded

Beijing Guoan beat Shanghai Shenhua 2–1. Recorded in this match (Beijing Guoan – Shanghai Shenhua): shots 8–14, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.57–1.44, possession 64%–36%. 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.

Beijing Guoan's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Beijing Guoan's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.6 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
Shots8.6 shots/match12.6 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Shanghai Shenhua.

6 days ▲Rest daysBeijing Guoan · Shanghai Shenhua6 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBeijing GuoanShanghai ShenhuaBaseline
Rest days6 days6 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Beijing Guoan have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.5% ●PossessionBeijing Guoan · Shanghai Shenhua42%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBeijing GuoanShanghai ShenhuaBaseline
Possession58.5%42%50.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots14 shotsBeijing Guoan 8 shots, Shanghai Shenhua 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsBeijing Guoan 3 shots, Shanghai Shenhua 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.57 xG1.44 xGBeijing Guoan 0.57 xG, Shanghai Shenhua 1.44 xG
  • Possession64%36%Beijing Guoan 64%, Shanghai Shenhua 36%
  • Corners6 corners7 cornersBeijing Guoan 6 corners, Shanghai Shenhua 7 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsBeijing Guoan 10 fouls, Shanghai Shenhua 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Beijing Guoan
1Draws
1Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua — Beijing Guoan · Super League1–1
Shanghai Shenhua — Beijing Guoan · Super League1–2
Beijing Guoan — Shanghai Shenhua · Super League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Beijing Guoan favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Shanghai Shenhua in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Beijing Guoan23 matchesShanghai Shenhua23 matches
1.65 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231.17 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.04 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/231.27 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots23/2312 shots/match
4.35 shots/matchShots on target23/234.17 shots/match
58.5% ●Possession23/2342%
6.26 corners/match ●Corners23/233.74 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls23/2313.6 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: Sat, 19 Aug 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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