Stored context before this match
Before this match, Guangzhou Evergrande have 13 scored home results and Shanghai SIPG 13 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Guangzhou Evergrande at home: 2.62 points per match (13 measured matches); Shanghai SIPG away: 1.92 points per match (13 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Guangzhou Evergrande scored 3.08 per home match (13 measured matches); Shanghai SIPG scored 2.08 away (13). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.58 per club appearance across 442 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 26 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 9. Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 wins; Shanghai SIPG: 1 wins; draws: 4.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.