Guangzhou E-Power

Match report

Guangzhou E-Power saw out a comfortable 3:0 win over Changchun Yatai in the League One regular season on Sunday. The hosts sat top of the table with 49 points from 21 games and had nothing to do all evening against the visitors, who languish in 11th place on 22 points after 20 matches.

Liang Xueming turned it on early, firing home twice in the opening 24 minutes. He even booked himself in the 15th minute alongside his first goal, which set the tone for a match where Changchun got dragged out of position time and again. Huang Shenghao added a late third in stoppage time, and by then the result was never in doubt.

The statistics tell the story. Guangzhou held 55 per cent possession and created three big chances, while Changchun managed none. The hosts shot six times on target compared to two for the visitors, and their 95 attacks dwarfed the guests' 79. To be fair, Changchun did manage more crosses — 23 to 15 — but only five landed successfully.

The win extends Guangzhou's lead at the summit. They have won 15 of their 21 games this season, with only two defeats to their name. Changchun, meanwhile, have hit a wall of late, losing four of their last five league games despite the 6:0 victory over Dongguan United on their most recent outing.

What really stood out was the gap in quality between the two sides. Guangzhou's deeper squad showed in the second half, and their midfield dominated. The history between them adds an edge, but today the table position told the truth.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45

Shots on target 6 – 2

Shots off target 6 – 4

Big chances 3 – 0

⚽ 15' Liang Xueming — Goal 🟨 15' Liang Xueming — Yellow card ⚽ 24' Liang Xueming — Goal 🟨 37' JIng Boxi — Yellow card ⇄ 46' JIng Boxi — Substitution ⇄ 56' Hou Yu — Substitution ⇄ 56' Liang Xueming — Substitution ⇄ 57' Sun Xipeng — Substitution 🟨 62' Huang Shenghao — Yellow card 🟨 64' Liu Ziheng — Yellow card ⇄ 66' Liu Ziheng — Substitution ⇄ 67' Chen Xuhuang — Substitution ⇄ 69' Yang Hao — Substitution ⇄ 69' Wang Chien-Ming — Substitution 🟨 79' Sun Guoliang — Yellow card ⇄ 86' J. Salazar — Substitution ⇄ 86' Joao Carlos — Substitution 🟨 88' Li Qiang — Yellow card ⚽ 90+2' Huang Shenghao — Goal

Match events

15' 1:0 Guangzhou E-Power Goal Liang Xueming assist: Nikao
15' 1:0 Guangzhou E-Power Yellow card Liang Xueming
24' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Goal Liang Xueming assist: Nikao
37' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Yellow card JIng Boxi
46' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Substitution JIng Boxi off: Sun Guoliang
56' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Substitution Hou Yu off: Xiao Kun
56' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Substitution Liang Xueming off: O. Camara
57' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Substitution Sun Xipeng off: Wang Weipu
62' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Yellow card Huang Shenghao
64' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Yellow card Liu Ziheng
66' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Substitution Liu Ziheng off: Zhou Dadi
67' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Substitution Chen Xuhuang off: Tudi Dilyimit
69' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Substitution Yang Hao off: Gao Huaze
69' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Substitution Wang Chien-Ming off: Liu Bin
79' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Yellow card Sun Guoliang
86' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Substitution J. Salazar off: Muhamet
86' 2:0 Guangzhou E-Power Substitution Joao Carlos off: Wang Jingbin
88' 2:0 Changchun Yatai Yellow card Li Qiang
90+2' 3:0 Guangzhou E-Power Goal Huang Shenghao assist: Liu Bin

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45

6 Shots on target 2

6 Shots off target 4

3 Big chances 0

95 Attacks 79

7 Corners 7

19 Fouls 17

16 Free kicks 17

3 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 4

22 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

8/1650% Aerial duels 8/1650%

65 Backward passes 36

4 Blocked shots 1

23 Clearances 23

7/1547% Crosses 5/2322%

3/560% Dribbles 4/667%

82 Failed passes 67

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

1 Interceptions 7

13 Key passes 7

22/6136% Long passes 14/5127%

70 Passes into the final third 43

217 Passes in the opposition half 156

136 Passes in own half 135

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.29

11 Shots inside the box 6

2/367% Tackles 2/450%

338 Total passes 268

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