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Super League · 2023

Shanghai Shenhua 1–0 Nantong Zhiyun · Super League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Shanghai Shenhua won 1–0.

Shots
127
Shots on target
73
Expected goals
10.32
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shanghai Shenhua beat Nantong Zhiyun 1–0. Recorded in this match (Shanghai Shenhua – Nantong Zhiyun): shots 12–7, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 1–0.32, possession 43%–57%. 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.

Nantong Zhiyun's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Nantong Zhiyun's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.62 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 for0.4 goals/match0.62 goals/match1.23 goals/match

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

Nantong Zhiyun have a visible away split

moderate

Nantong Zhiyun's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.29 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.29 shots/match12.4 shots/match12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots7 shotsShanghai Shenhua 12 shots, Nantong Zhiyun 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsShanghai Shenhua 7 shots, Nantong Zhiyun 3 shots
  • Expected goals1 xG0.32 xGShanghai Shenhua 1 xG, Nantong Zhiyun 0.32 xG
  • Possession43%57%Shanghai Shenhua 43%, Nantong Zhiyun 57%
  • Corners6 corners5 cornersShanghai Shenhua 6 corners, Nantong Zhiyun 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls6 foulsShanghai Shenhua 14 fouls, Nantong Zhiyun 6 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Shanghai Shenhua favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Nantong Zhiyun in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Shanghai Shenhua13 matchesNantong Zhiyun13 matches
1.15 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/130.62 goals/match
0.54 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.38 goals/match
1.14 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/130.9 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots13/13▲ 12.4 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target13/134.23 shots/match
42.3%Possession13/13● 49.2%
4.08 corners/matchCorners13/13● 4.77 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls13/1313.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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: Wed, 28 Jun 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Super League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsShanghai ShenhuaNantong Zhiyun
CompetitionSuper LeagueSuper League 2023
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