Cangzhou Mighty Lions have managed 4 home triumphs this season, Dalian Professional have won 0 away. Which team betters their standings after this meeting?
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions is in the best form (3-2-1) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Cangzhou nor Dalian Professional as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Cangzhou Mighty Lions have to build on here at Jinzhou Stadium in the Super League. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Jinzhou Stadium.
A nice win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions last time playing, versus Shenzhen. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Wang scoring for the victors. Wang was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.31 out of 10. The defender Wang scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Nantong Zhiyun.There will be little rest for Cangzhou Mighty Lions after this match as they are travelling to Shandong Taishan for a Super League game in only four days.
Cangzhou are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. Cangzhou Mighty Lions have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Dalian Professional form and stats
Dalian Professional have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Super League, after 0-3-7 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Dalian Professional have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Professional had fun at their own home (Jinzhou Stadium) last time out, beating Shanghai Shenhua 2-1. Lin and Lobi scored. That victory was so crucial for this club, after a painful period of 18 league rounds in a row not winning. Attacker Lobi got a player rating of 8.3 in the game. "Man of the match" Lobi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Meizhou Hakka before that.We have checked recent matches where Dalian Professional have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shenzhen in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dalian Professional as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Dalian Professional's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other earlier on this campaign: Dalian Professional - Cangzhou 1-1. Cangzhou Mighty Lions-Dalian Professional H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Cangzhou Mighty Lions three wins, Dalian Professional two wins, four draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Locadia 7 goals |  D. Owusu Sekyere 6 goals |   C. Manzoki 6 goals |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 85% |
| 75% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 15% |
| 15% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 70% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 65% |
| 10% | 9% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 10% | 15% |
| 20% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 12.6 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 29% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 29% |
| 13.6 | 12.7 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Super League
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions is in the best form (3-2-1) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Nantong Zhiyun | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | -33 | 12 |
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