Super League · 2023

Shanghai Port 3–0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Shanghai Port won 3–0.

Shots
2313
Shots on target
83
Expected goals
4.581.24
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shanghai Port beat Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3–0. Recorded in this match (Shanghai Port – Cangzhou Mighty Lions): shots 23–13, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 4.58–1.24, possession 63%–37%. 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 Shanghai Port, Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

5 days ▲Rest daysShanghai Port · Cangzhou Mighty Lions4 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricShanghai PortCangzhou Mighty LionsBaseline
Rest days5 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Shanghai Port's recent record differs from the season

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Shanghai Port's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.94 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 for2.4 goals/match1.94 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Shanghai Port have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.3% ●PossessionShanghai Port · Cangzhou Mighty Lions42.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricShanghai PortCangzhou Mighty LionsBaseline
Possession59.3%42.4%50.9%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots13 shotsShanghai Port 23 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 13 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots3 shotsShanghai Port 8 shots, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3 shots
  • Expected goals4.58 xG1.24 xGShanghai Port 4.58 xG, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1.24 xG
  • Possession63%37%Shanghai Port 63%, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 37%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersShanghai Port 5 corners, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls3 foulsShanghai Port 12 fouls, Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Shanghai Port
1Draws
0Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Shanghai Port · Super League0–1
Shanghai Port — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League2–0
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Shanghai Port · Super League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Shanghai Port favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Cangzhou Mighty Lions in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Shanghai Port18 matchesCangzhou Mighty Lions18 matches
1.94 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/181.17 goals/match
0.78 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.61 goals/match
2.19 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/181.25 xG/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots18/1810.9 shots/match
4.72 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/183.72 shots/match
59.3% ●Possession18/1842.4%
6.72 corners/match ●Corners18/185.33 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls18/1810.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / 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, 21 Jul 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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