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Super League · 2022

Shanghai Port 2–0 Guangzhou City · Super League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Shanghai Port won 2–0.

Shots
123
Shots on target
70
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Shanghai Port beat Guangzhou City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Shanghai Port – Guangzhou City): shots 12–3, shots on target 7–0, possession 67%–33%, corners 1–0. 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.

Shanghai Port show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Shanghai Port's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.2 shots/match ▲ShotsShanghai Port · Guangzhou City7.12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricShanghai PortGuangzhou CityBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match7.12 shots/match11.3 shots/match
Shots against10.5 shots/match17.2 shots/match10.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Shanghai Port have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.5% ●PossessionShanghai Port · Guangzhou City41.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricShanghai PortGuangzhou CityBaseline
Possession57.5%41.4%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots3 shotsShanghai Port 12 shots, Guangzhou City 3 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots0 shotsShanghai Port 7 shots, Guangzhou City 0 shots
  • Possession67%33%Shanghai Port 67%, Guangzhou City 33%
  • Corners1 corner0 cornersShanghai Port 1 corner, Guangzhou City 0 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls14 foulsShanghai Port 16 fouls, Guangzhou City 14 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Shanghai Port favored in 9 of 9 directional metrics · Guangzhou City in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Shanghai Port17 matchesGuangzhou City18 matches
1.12 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/180.72 goals/match
0.71 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/182.17 goals/match
11.2 shots/match ▲Shots17/177.12 shots/match
3.41 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/172.76 shots/match
57.5% ●Possession17/1741.4%
5.06 corners/match ●Corners17/172.29 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls17/1712.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 18home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Sept 2022, 13:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Super League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsShanghai PortGuangzhou City
CompetitionSuper LeagueSuper League 2022
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