Super League · 2023

Wuhan Three Towns 1–2 Shanghai Shenhua · Super League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Shanghai Shenhua won 1–2.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
26
Expected goals
0.751.73
Possession
71%29%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shanghai Shenhua beat Wuhan Three Towns 2–1. Recorded in this match (Wuhan Three Towns – Shanghai Shenhua): shots 16–12, shots on target 2–6, expected goals 0.75–1.73, possession 71%–29%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Wuhan Three Towns, Shanghai Shenhua.

4 days ▲Rest daysWuhan Three Towns · Shanghai Shenhua4 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWuhan Three TownsShanghai ShenhuaBaseline
Rest days4 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

Wuhan Three Towns's recent record differs from the season

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Wuhan Three Towns's last-five shots average is above their season average.

20.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season16.3 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
Shots20.2 shots/match16.3 shots/match12 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Wuhan Three Towns have recorded the higher season possession share.

56% ●PossessionWuhan Three Towns · Shanghai Shenhua42.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricWuhan Three TownsShanghai ShenhuaBaseline
Possession56%42.2%50.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsWuhan Three Towns 16 shots, Shanghai Shenhua 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots6 shotsWuhan Three Towns 2 shots, Shanghai Shenhua 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.75 xG1.73 xGWuhan Three Towns 0.75 xG, Shanghai Shenhua 1.73 xG
  • Possession71%29%Wuhan Three Towns 71%, Shanghai Shenhua 29%
  • Corners4 corners1 cornerWuhan Three Towns 4 corners, Shanghai Shenhua 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls17 foulsWuhan Three Towns 10 fouls, Shanghai Shenhua 17 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Wuhan Three Towns
2Draws
0Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua — Wuhan Three Towns · Super League1–1
Wuhan Three Towns — Shanghai Shenhua · Super League4–2
Shanghai Shenhua — Wuhan Three Towns · Super League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wuhan Three Towns favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Shanghai Shenhua in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wuhan Three Towns22 matchesShanghai Shenhua22 matches
1.59 goals/match ▲Goals scored22/221.18 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1 goal/match
1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/221.26 xG/match
16.3 shots/match ▲Shots22/2211.9 shots/match
5.55 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/224.05 shots/match
56% ●Possession22/2242.2%
4.41 corners/match ●Corners22/223.59 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls22/2213.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 13 Aug 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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