Qingdao Hainiu have rested after their 2-2-match against Dalian Pro and are keen to face Cangzhou. Get all the knowledge!
- Cangzhou have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
Cangzhou are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Qingdao Hainiu most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cangzhou form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Cangzhou have to build on here at Jinzhou Stadium in the Super League. When Cangzhou hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cangzhou, Nantong Zhiyun, Meizhou Hakka, Shenzhen and Dalian Pro), they have won 2 of 4 matches! Problems are piling up for Cangzhou as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of eight games. This streak could be one for the history books.
In their previous game, the manager Zhao led his Cangzhou to a defeat away at Hangzhou. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jinzhou Stadium. As you see from the result above, Cangzhou suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Maritu, who plays in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.63 (out of 10). Maritu served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Henan Songshan Longmen (0-6).This is expected to be a close game, with Cangzhou perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cangzhou as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Cangzhou has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Cangzhou has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Cangzhou have conceded 20 in these home matches. Cangzhou has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Qingdao Hainiu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Qingdao Hainiu so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
There were no winners in Qingdao's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Dalian Pro (placed 15th). Drawing 2-2 against Dalian Pro after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Escalona needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Mou had red hot gloves after the game against Dalian Pro, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made. Attacker Kangwa got a player rating of 8.13 in the game. "Man of the match" Kangwa scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times.
A 1-4 loss hosting Tianjin Jinmen Tiger before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shanghai Shenhua in just three days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Qingdao Hainiu struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Cangzhou and Qingdao Hainiu have duelled before this season: Qingdao Hainiu - Cangzhou 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Owusu Sekyere 8 goals |  J. Locadia 7 goals |   E. Kangwa 7 goals |
Cangzhou missing players
Qingdao Hainiu missing players
| Cangzhou | Qingdao Hainiu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| 60 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 79% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 66% |
| 52% | 43% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 48% |
| 28% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 38% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| 62% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 45% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 31% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 41% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.6 | 12 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 24% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 19% | 29% |
| 14.5 | 13.6 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
- Cangzhou have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Qingdao Hainiu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Super League
- Qingdao Hainiu 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 Port | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 60 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 52 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Cangzhou | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 40 | -31 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Hainiu | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 15 | Dalian Pro | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 46 | -54 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
