Shanghai Shenhua vs Chengdu Better City

Shanghai Shenhua

2 - 3

Chengdu Better City

🕒 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Shanghai Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ning Ma 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Shanghai Shenhua 4 · Chengdu Better City 1

Referee Stats

Ning Ma

5 matches · 5.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.20
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	40%
Draws	40%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shanghai Shenhua outshot their opponent (21-11).
Chengdu Better City controlled possession (61%).
Shanghai Shenhua had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shanghai Shenhua (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-2

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 2.25 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chengdu Better City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-1

Goals For / Against

12 / 9

Avg: 1.71 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Super League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

2.29

2.25

1.71

1.63

1.29

75%

O2.5

57%

75%

BTTS

57%

63%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Shanghai Shenhua rank4th

Chengdu Better City rank1st

Shanghai Shenhua points23

Chengdu Better City points37

Shanghai Shenhua: #4 · 23 pts · GD +5

1 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chengdu Better City: #1 · 37 pts · GD +20

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shanghai Shenhua last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chengdu Better City last 5 away

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Shanghai Shenhua trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 63% · 1H BTTS 50%

Chengdu Better City trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Shanghai Shenhua score at home100%

Shanghai Shenhua clean sheet at home25%

Chengdu Better City score away86%

Chengdu Better City clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Shanghai Shenhua score first63%

Shanghai Shenhua win after scoring first60%

Chengdu Better City score first43%

Chengdu Better City win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shanghai Shenhua 67% · Chengdu Better City 67%

Avg first goal minute: Shanghai Shenhua 26.0' · Chengdu Better City 64.7'

Vs league average

Shanghai Shenhua score at home2.25 vs 1.73

Shanghai Shenhua concede at home1.63 vs 1.27

Chengdu Better City score away1.71 vs 1.27

Chengdu Better City concede away1.29 vs 1.73

Shanghai Shenhua score 30% above league average, while Chengdu Better City score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Shanghai Shenhua are 28% above league average at home, and Chengdu Better City are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Shanghai Shenhua goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 0

Chengdu Better City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

315

497

Passes Accurate

245

427

Passes %

78%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Chan Shinichi

Normal Goal · Assist: João Teixeira

24'

24' Wu Xi

30'

30' Matheus Jussa

31'

31' Wei Shihao

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Gueye

Normal Goal · Assist: Wu Xi

42'

42' João Teixeira

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Felipe

Normal Goal · Assist: Rômulo

61'

61' Han Pengfei

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ He Yiran

1st substitution · For: A. Jojo

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Gao Tianyi

1st substitution · For: Yang Haoyu

68'

68' M. Gueye

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Gueye

2nd substitution · For: Liu Chengyu

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Han Pengfei

2nd substitution · For: Li Yang

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Hu Hetao

3rd substitution · For: Liao Rongxiang

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Matheus Jussa

4th substitution · For: Behram Abduweli

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Wu Xi

3rd substitution · For: Wu Qipeng

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Felipe

Normal Goal

90+6' ⚽

⚽

90+6' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Wellington Silva

Normal Goal

90+8'

90+8' Wellington Silva

Shanghai Shenhua vs Chengdu Better City 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chengdu Better City beat Shanghai Shenhua 3-2 on Friday, 01 May 2026 in Super League. The match was refereed by Ning Ma. It was played at Shanghai Stadium.

First half: Shanghai Shenhua took the lead at 16' when Chan Shinichi scored, with the assist credited to João Teixeira, making the score 1-0. Wu Xi received a yellow card for Shanghai Shenhua at 24'. Matheus Jussa received a yellow card for Chengdu Better City at 30'. Wei Shihao received a yellow card for Chengdu Better City at 31'. Shanghai Shenhua extended the lead at 38' when M. Gueye scored, with the assist credited to Wu Xi, making the score 2-0. João Teixeira received a yellow card for Shanghai Shenhua at 42'. Chengdu Better City reduced the deficit at 45' when Felipe scored, with the assist credited to Rômulo, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Han Pengfei received a yellow card for Chengdu Better City at 61'. Chengdu Better City made their 1st substitution at 62', with He Yiran replacing A. Jojo. Shanghai Shenhua made their 1st substitution at 64', with Gao Tianyi replacing Yang Haoyu. M. Gueye received a yellow card for Shanghai Shenhua at 68'. Shanghai Shenhua made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Gueye replacing Liu Chengyu. Chengdu Better City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Han Pengfei replacing Li Yang. Chengdu Better City made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Hu Hetao replacing Liao Rongxiang. Chengdu Better City made their 4th substitution at 87', with Matheus Jussa replacing Behram Abduweli. Shanghai Shenhua made their 3rd substitution at 90', with Wu Xi replacing Wu Qipeng. Chengdu Better City found a late equaliser at 90+2' when Felipe scored, making the score 2-2. Chengdu Better City took the lead at 90+6' when Wellington Silva scored, making the score 2-3. Wellington Silva received a yellow card for Chengdu Better City at 90+8'.

Shanghai Shenhua used 3 substitutions while Chengdu Better City used 4 substitutions. Shanghai Shenhua got 3 yellow cards, while Chengdu Better City got 4 yellow cards.