Stored context before this match
Before this match, Shanghai Shenhua have 11 scored home results and Guangzhou R&F 11 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Shanghai Shenhua at home: 1.73 points per match (11 measured matches); Guangzhou R&F away: 1.00 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Shanghai Shenhua scored 1.64 per home match (11 measured matches); Guangzhou R&F scored 1.45 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.57 per club appearance across 378 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 16 of 22 pooled club appearances (72.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 9. Shanghai Shenhua: 4 wins; Guangzhou R&F: 2 wins; draws: 3.
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.