Changchun Yatai v Shandong Taishan preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: China PR Super League
Competition: Fri 20.Oct
Match begins: 07:30 (UTC)
Venue: Changchun's People Stadium (38500 seats)

This has the potential to be an entertaining match as Changchun Yatai have their expected home advantage, while Shandong Taishan are ahead 13 points in the Super League table.

Insights:
  • Changchun Yatai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Super League

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Changchun Yatai form and stats

Changchun Yatai have collected 23 points from their Super League home games so far after 6-5-2.

It's back home for Changchun Yatai, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Shenzhen away with the result 1-0. Cao found the net in that victory. Finally, a league victory after three matches without one. Changchun Yatai made it very difficult for themselves, when Chengjian got a red card in the 40th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Changchun Yatai won the match 1-0! Cao (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.5/10. Cao scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 21 successful passes (of 22 total).

Before that, Changchun drew at home versus Beijing Guoan.

Low on goals? In this club's last 11 league games, 9 have produced zero, one or two goals.

Changchun Yatai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Changchun's People Stadium with 23 goals in 13 league matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Shandong Taishan form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Shandong Taishan, who have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Super League, have produced an overall stat of 3-7-3 so far.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Yokohama F. Marinos with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Moisés got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Moisés hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Wuhan Three Towns in the Super League.

Shandong Taishan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 14 goals have been scored. 14 goals have been conceded by Shandong in these games.

Head 2 Head

Shandong Taishan have won or drawn the last 14 games (11-3-0) versus Changchun Yatai.

The former head to head game ended Shandong Taishan - Changchun Yatai 4-1, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Shandong TaishanM. Fellaini-Bakkioui
M. Fellaini-Bakkioui
11 goals
Shandong TaishanC. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos
C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos
11 goals
ChangchunL. Tan
L. Tan
9 goals

Changchun Yatai missing players

Shandong Taishan missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Changchun Yatai Shandong Taishan
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
10 6 0 Won W 0 3 14
8 5 3 Drew D 3 7 9
9 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
40 23 4 Scored S 7 14 50
40 18 7 Conceded C 8 14 23
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
70% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 74%
48% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 52%
41% 46% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 15% 22%
26% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 15%
59% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 56%
26% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 37%
22% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 15%
 
3.6 3.4 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 7.2 6.1
5.1 4.5 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 3.3 3.1
1.6 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.8 12.8 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 14.9 15.5
4.4 4.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.4 5.5
33% 38% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 20% 34%
 
14.6 12.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 8.1 7.9
5.1 4.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 2.8 2.9
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Changchun Yatai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Changchun Yatai haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Shandong Taishan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Super League
  • Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Super League
  • Shandong Taishan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 27 18 5 4 56 25 13 8 3 2 26 16 14 10 2 2 30 9 31 59
2 Shandong Taishan 27 14 9 4 50 23 14 11 2 1 36 9 13 3 7 3 14 14 27 51
3 Hangzhou 27 14 6 7 48 31 14 8 2 4 23 13 13 6 4 3 25 18 17 48
4 Shanghai Shenhua 27 14 6 7 31 28 14 8 4 2 17 12 13 6 2 5 14 16 3 48
5 Beijing Guoan 27 12 9 6 46 31 14 8 4 2 29 13 13 4 5 4 17 18 15 45
6 Chengdu Qianbao 27 12 8 7 41 30 13 7 3 3 21 14 14 5 5 4 20 16 11 44
7 Wuhan Three Towns 27 11 9 7 43 31 14 6 5 3 21 16 13 5 4 4 22 15 12 42
8 Tianjin Teda 27 9 14 4 33 26 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 4 5 4 12 11 7 41
9 Changchun Yatai 27 10 8 9 40 40 13 6 5 2 23 18 14 4 3 7 17 22 0 38
10 Meizhou Hakka 27 9 6 12 41 46 13 7 2 4 24 16 14 2 4 8 17 30 -5 33
11 Henan Jianye 27 8 8 11 30 34 13 6 5 2 18 10 14 2 3 9 12 24 -4 32
12 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 27 8 6 13 28 48 14 5 3 6 15 20 13 3 3 7 13 28 -20 30
13 Qingdao Jonoon 27 7 5 15 31 39 13 7 2 4 22 17 14 0 3 11 9 22 -8 26
14 Nantong Zhiyun 27 3 10 14 21 39 13 2 4 7 9 19 14 1 6 7 12 20 -18 19
15 Dalian Pro 27 3 10 14 20 39 13 3 7 3 12 14 14 0 3 11 8 25 -19 19
16 Shenzhen 27 3 3 21 22 71 14 3 1 10 12 30 13 0 2 11 10 41 -49 12

China PR:
Table
  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 27 18 5 4 56 25 13 8 3 2 26 16 14 10 2 2 30 9 31 59
2 Shandong Taishan 27 14 9 4 50 23 14 11 2 1 36 9 13 3 7 3 14 14 27 51
3 Hangzhou 27 14 6 7 48 31 14 8 2 4 23 13 13 6 4 3 25 18 17 48
4 Shanghai Shenhua 27 14 6 7 31 28 14 8 4 2 17 12 13 6 2 5 14 16 3 48
5 Beijing Guoan 27 12 9 6 46 31 14 8 4 2 29 13 13 4 5 4 17 18 15 45
6 Chengdu Qianbao 27 12 8 7 41 30 13 7 3 3 21 14 14 5 5 4 20 16 11 44
7 Wuhan Three Towns 27 11 9 7 43 31 14 6 5 3 21 16 13 5 4 4 22 15 12 42
8 Tianjin Teda 27 9 14 4 33 26 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 4 5 4 12 11 7 41
9 Changchun Yatai 27 10 8 9 40 40 13 6 5 2 23 18 14 4 3 7 17 22 0 38
10 Meizhou Hakka 27 9 6 12 41 46 13 7 2 4 24 16 14 2 4 8 17 30 -5 33
11 Henan Jianye 27 8 8 11 30 34 13 6 5 2 18 10 14 2 3 9 12 24 -4 32
12 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 27 8 6 13 28 48 14 5 3 6 15 20 13 3 3 7 13 28 -20 30
13 Qingdao Jonoon 27 7 5 15 31 39 13 7 2 4 22 17 14 0 3 11 9 22 -8 26
14 Nantong Zhiyun 27 3 10 14 21 39 13 2 4 7 9 19 14 1 6 7 12 20 -18 19
15 Dalian Pro 27 3 10 14 20 39 13 3 7 3 12 14 14 0 3 11 8 25 -19 19
16 Shenzhen 27 3 3 21 22 71 14 3 1 10 12 30 13 0 2 11 10 41 -49 12

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The Chinese Football Association Super League, usually known as the Chinese Super League, is the highest level of football in China. It was founded in 2004 as a rebranding of the former top division. It has16 teams meeting each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures in a season running from March to November.