Sichuan Jiuniu 0:1 SHANGHAI SIPG: Super League Match Result

Match report

Shanghai SIPG secured a narrow victory over Sichuan Junniu in the Super League's 25th round on Thursday, winning 1-0. Kuai Jiwen struck in the 81st minute to break a deadlock that had stretched through the opening hour. The result keeps Shanghai firmly in their own orbit while leaving the hosts searching for answers.

And here's the thing about that goal — it arrived after patience, not pressure. Shanghai controlled the tempo through possession, and when they finally found the breakthrough, it was clinical. Kuai Jiwen's finish caught the defence napping.

The yellow cards told their own story of tension across ninety minutes. Wang Zhenao picked up a booking in the eighth minute, and Gabriel Xavier followed in the 43rd. Li Ning then joined the list in stoppage time, bringing the total to three cautions across the match.

Substitutions came thick and fast after the hour mark. Both managers turned to fresh legs.

To be fair, the statistics painted a clear picture of dominance throughout. Shanghai held 57 per cent possession and registered six shots on target compared to four. Their accuracy rate of 60 per cent against 36 per cent for the hosts explained why the result reflected control.

By then, the gap between seventh and eleventh place stood at five points.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00

Shots on target 4 – 6

Shots off target 4 – 3

Corners 3 – 0

🟨 8' Wang Zhenao — Yellow card 🟨 43' Gabriel Xavier — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Zhang Linpeng — Substitution ⇄ 58' Junsheng Yao — Substitution ⇄ 58' Dai Wai Tsun — Substitution ⇄ 62' Shuai Li — Substitution ⇄ 62' Leonardo — Substitution ⇄ 64' Tian Yifan — Substitution ⇄ 73' Wang Zhenao — Substitution ⇄ 77' Rui Yu — Substitution ⇄ 77' Albion Ademi — Substitution ⇄ 80' Xinxiang Li — Substitution ⚽ 81' Kuai Jiwen — Goal 🟨 90+8' Li Ning — Yellow card

Match events

8' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Yellow card Wang Zhenao
43' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Yellow card Gabriel Xavier
46' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Substitution Zhang Linpeng off: Guangtai Jiang
58' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Substitution Junsheng Yao off: Zhang Yufeng
58' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Substitution Dai Wai Tsun off: Li Ning
62' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Substitution Shuai Li off: Yue Xin
62' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Substitution Leonardo off: Wu Lei
64' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Substitution Tian Yifan off: Li Long
73' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Substitution Wang Zhenao off: Xi Yang
77' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Substitution Rui Yu off: Yiming Yang
77' 0:0 Sichuan Jiuniu Substitution Albion Ademi off: Menghui Yu
80' 0:0 SHANGHAI SIPG Substitution Xinxiang Li off: Mateus Vital
81' 0:1 SHANGHAI SIPG Goal Kuai Jiwen assist: Wu Lei
90+8' 0:1 Sichuan Jiuniu Yellow card Li Ning

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00

4 Shots on target 6

4 Shots off target 3

3 Corners 0

15 Fouls 14

4 Offsides 6

2 Yellow cards 1

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 1

59 Failed passes 58

5 Goalkeeper saves 4

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.60

6 Shots from outside the box 5

5 Shots inside the box 5

344 Total passes 475

Line-ups

Sichuan Jiuniu

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Peng Peng	13
3	Gabriel Lheman Xavier	3
15	Rui Yu	15
16	Miao Tang	16
20	Xuan Zhijian	20
2	Tian Yifan	2
6	Junsheng Yao	6
8	Tim Chow	8
11	Albion Ademi	11
36	Eden Kartsev	36
10	Wai-tsun Dai	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Zi Jiabao	1
35	Minzhe Wei	35
49	Zhang Haonan	49
23	Yiming Yang	23
25	Jianfei Zhao	25
14	Li Long	14
17	Li Ning	17
19	Zhang Yufeng	19
39	Manhui Yu	39
56	Yuhan Wang	56

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SHANGHAI SIPG

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Junling Yan	1
5	Linpeng Zhang	5
13	Zhen Wei	13
19	Wang Zhenao	19
32	Shuai Li	32
8	Kodjo Jean Claude Aziangbe	8
17	Prince Obeng Ampem	17
21	Óscar Melendo Jiménez	21
47	Kuai Zhiwen	47
49	Xinxiang Liu	49
45	Leonardo	45

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Chen Wei	12
3	Tyias Charles Browning	3
4	Wang Shenchao	4
20	Shiyuan Yang	20
22	Si Yang	22
23	Fu Huan	23
28	Yue Xin	28
10	Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção	10
38	Lu Yuntao	38
7	Wu Lei	7
14	Matthew Orr	14
33	Zhurun Liu	33

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Match prediction: Sichuan Jiuniu — SHANGHAI SIPG

Win: SHANGHAI SIPG

Confidence 42%

Reasoning

Сычуань Цзюньню — 10. place, 27 points after 24 games (8 wins, 3 draws, 13 losses)
Шанхай СИПГ — 8. place, 29 points after 24 games (9 wins, 7 draws, 8 losses)
Сычуань Цзюньню, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
Шанхай СИПГ, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 6 games, Сычуань Цзюньню — 0, 2 draws, Шанхай СИПГ — 4

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Chengdu Rongcheng	26	15	7	4	52
2	Dalian Zhixing	26	12	4	10	40
3	Beijing Guoan	26	11	10	5	38
4	Yunnan Yukun	26	11	5	10	38
5	Qingdao Youth Island	26	8	14	4	38
6	Shandong Taishan	26	13	4	9	37
7	SHANGHAI SIPG	26	10	8	8	33
8	Shanghai Shenhua	26	12	5	9	31
9	Chongqing Tongliang Long	26	7	10	9	31
10	Zhejiang Professional	26	10	6	10	31

Sichuan Jiuniu — SHANGHAI SIPG, Super League

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Match prediction: Sichuan Jiuniu — SHANGHAI SIPG

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