Season trivia for Chinese Super League 2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018 Chinese Super League season in China.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Wu Lei, playing for Shanghai Port, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 12 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Guangzhou City-Shanghai Port.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2018, Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018 season.
Most braces by player
Wu Lei in Shanghai Port scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018 season was Wu Lei in Shanghai Port, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Cédric Bakambu in Beijing Guoan during the 2018 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018 season was Odion Ighalo, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Changchun Yatai.
Most penalty goals by team
Beijing Guoan was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Alan Kardec was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2018 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Guangzhou was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Beijing Guoan scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Cédric Bakambu in Beijing Guoan scored in 9 consecutive matches during the 2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Oscar in Shanghai Port who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Wu Lei in Shanghai Port who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 14 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Cédric Bakambu in Beijing Guoan scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Chinese Super League during the 2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Shanghai Port was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Beijing Guoan were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2018 season, there were 2 teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Guizhou.
Most matches in a row without a win
Tianjin Tigers managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Shandong Taishan were best at during the 2018 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Tianjin Tigers and Guangzhou City were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 4 different matches during the 2018 season.
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