Stored context before this match
Before this match, Shanghai SIPG have 10 scored home results and Guangzhou Evergrande 10 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Shanghai SIPG at home: 2.50 points per match (10 measured matches); Guangzhou Evergrande away: 1.70 points per match (10 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Shanghai SIPG scored 2.70 per home match (10 measured matches); Guangzhou Evergrande scored 2.30 away (10). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.56 per club appearance across 350 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 11 of 20 pooled club appearances (55.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Shanghai SIPG: 0 wins; Guangzhou Evergrande: 4 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.