Shanghai Shenhua

Super League

Shanghai Shenhua LWLLWW

2:3

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Aug, 12:35 BST

Shandong Taishan WWLWLD

Venue: Shanghai Stadium City: Shanghai

In the Super League game on 28 August 2026, Shandong Taishan beat Shanghai Shenhua 2:3. Match numbers: shots on target 7:5, corners 8:6.

Match report

Shanghai Shenhua lost 2-3 to Shandong Taishan at the Shanghai Stadium on Thursday. The result moves the visitors up to fifth place in the Super League table.

Mijit Mewlan struck for the visitors in the first minute. Shanghai responded well, with Rafael Ratao scoring in the 41st minute and L. Asue adding another just before the break.

The balance changed after the restart. Cryzan stepped up to take a penalty in the 79th minute, and R. Merkies followed up with a goal in the 83rd to secure the points.

By then, the match had settled into a pattern where Shanghai controlled the ball but Shandong controlled the danger. The hosts held 59 per cent possession and recorded 115 attacks, yet Shandong created four big chances against Shanghai’s three. It was a reminder that possession does not always win games.

To be fair, Shandong’s form has been inconsistent lately. They lost to Qingdao Tai'an but have won three of their last five matches. This result puts them six points clear of the hosts.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 7 – 5

Shots off target 6 – 6

Big chances 3 – 4

⚽ 1' Mijit Mewlan — Goal ⚽ 41' Rafael Ratao — Goal ⚽ 45+3' L. Asue — Goal ⇄ 46' Yin Jiaxi — Substitution ⇄ 46' Liu Yang — Substitution ⇄ 46' Memet Imran — Substitution 🟨 50' Zeca — Yellow card ⇄ 57' Saulo Mineiro — Substitution 🟨 58' Yang Ruiqi — Yellow card ⇄ 66' Mijit Mewlan — Substitution ⇄ 69' Li Songyi — Substitution ⇄ 69' L. Asue — Substitution ⇄ 78' Chan Shinichi — Substitution ⇄ 78' Gao Tianyi — Substitution ⇄ 79' Yang Ruiqi — Substitution ⚽ 79' Cryzan — Penalty ⚽ 83' R. Merkies — Goal 🟨 89' Gao Zhunyi — Yellow card

Match events

1' 0:1 Shandong Taishan Goal Mijit Mewlan assist: Cryzan
41' 1:1 Shanghai Shenhua Goal Rafael Ratao assist: Gao Tianyi
45+3' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Goal L. Asue assist: Gao Tianyi
46' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Substitution Yin Jiaxi off: Y. Li
46' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Substitution Liu Yang off: Gao Zhunyi
46' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Substitution Memet Imran off: Huang Zhengyu
50' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Yellow card Zeca
57' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Substitution Saulo Mineiro off: J. Teixeira
58' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Yellow card Yang Ruiqi
66' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Substitution Mijit Mewlan off: R. Merkies
69' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Substitution Li Songyi off: Yang Shuai
69' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Substitution L. Asue off: Xu Haoyang
78' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Substitution Chan Shinichi off: Yang Zexiang
78' 2:1 Shanghai Shenhua Substitution Gao Tianyi off: Wang Haijian
79' 2:1 Shandong Taishan Substitution Yang Ruiqi off: Peng Xiao
79' 2:2 Shandong Taishan Penalty Cryzan
83' 2:3 Shandong Taishan Goal R. Merkies assist: Y. Li
89' 2:3 Shandong Taishan Yellow card Gao Zhunyi

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

7 Shots on target 5

6 Shots off target 6

3 Big chances 4

115 Attacks 79

8 Corners 6

9 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 8

1 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 6

27 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

9/2143% Aerial duels 12/2157%

79 Backward passes 59

6 Blocked shots 3

16 Clearances 35

9/3526% Crosses 6/1540%

10/1953% Dribbles 3/650%

62 Failed passes 67

2 Goalkeeper saves 5

15 Interceptions 11

13 Key passes 12

30/4567% Long passes 17/4736%

139 Passes into the final third 61

356 Passes in the opposition half 234

204 Passes in own half 147

0.37 Shot accuracy 0.36

7 Shots from outside the box 2

12 Shots inside the box 12

6/967% Tackles 8/1457%

525 Total passes 366

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Qinghao Xue	1
5	Chenjie Zhu	5
6	Songyi Li	6
13	Wilson Manafá	13
27	Shinichi Chan	27
9	Rafael Rogério da Silva	9
15	Wu Xi	15
17	Gao Tianyi	17
30	Pengfei Xie	30
11	Saulo Mineiro	11
19	Luís Miguel Nlavo Asué	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
24	Zhen Ma	24
39	Sun Dongyang	39
2	Shilong Wang	2
3	Jin Shunkai	3
16	Zexiang Yang	16
25	Zhu Yue	25
26	Shuai Yang	26
38	Wu Cipeng	38
10	João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira	10
21	Xu Haoyang	21
33	Haijian Wang	33
45	Jiaowen Han	45

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Shandong Taishan

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jinyong Yu	1
2	Yang Ruici	2
11	Yang Liu	11
23	Pedro Miguel Costa Álvaro	23
28	Maivulan Midgetti	28
10	Valeri Qazaishvili	10
29	Chen Pu	29
34	Jiasi Yin	34
38	Memet Imran	38
9	Cryzan da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos	9
19	Zeca	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Qihang Sun	32
36	Ciwei Liu	36
3	Peng Xiao	3
5	Zheng Zheng	5
15	Shi Songchen	15
33	Zhunyi Gao	33
35	Zhengyu Huang	35
22	Yuanyi Li	22
37	Zeshi Chen	37
17	R. Merkis	17
41	Junwei Lu	41
42	Isian Peng	42

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Match prediction: Shanghai Shenhua — Shandong Taishan

Win: Shanghai Shenhua

Confidence 55%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 45 букмекеров: победа Шанхай Шэньхуа 1.69, победа Шандун Тайшань 3.91, ничья 4.30
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.60 до 1.73 (8%)
Шанхай Шэньхуа идёт 9-м: 28 очков после 24 матчей (11 побед, 5 ничьих, 8 поражений)
Шандун Тайшань идёт 6-м: 33 очков после 24 матчей (12 побед, 3 ничьих, 9 поражений)
Последние 5 матчей Шанхай Шэньхуа: 3 побед, 0 ничьих, 2 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Шандун Тайшань: 3 побед, 0 ничьих, 2 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 11, побед Шанхай Шэньхуа — 6, ничьих 1, побед Шандун Тайшань — 4

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