Both Dalian Pro and Shanghai Port are hungry for points in this fixture, in spite of the away team having a 40 point lead so far this season.
- Dalian Pro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals (58) in Super League
Dalian Pro are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Shanghai have already won the Super League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shanghai Port, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
This could be an exciting fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Dalian Pro form and stats
3 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Dalian Pro have to build on here at Yutong International Sports Center in the Super League.
The Dalian Pro coach Xie and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Qingdao Hainiu (placed 13th). Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Qingdao Hainiu last time out, but a goal from Tsonev completed a comeback to a draw result for Dalian Pro. Midfield player Tsonev got a match rating of 9.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Tsonev scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Wuhan Three Towns with the scoreline 1-3.Lots of goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this club has had three goals or more.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Dalian here at Yutong International Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dalian Pro have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Shanghai Port form and stats
Shanghai Port's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shanghai Port collect 32 points from their 14 away matches in the Super League. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Shanghai's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Shandong Taishan that finished 1-1. Yan had red hot gloves after the game against Shandong Taishan, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.
A 1-2 loss hosting Beijing Guoan before that.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Shanghai Port are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Port have pulled off a streak of 9 consecutive matches without losing (6-3-0) when facing Dalian Pro.These competitors have fought previously this season: Shanghai Port - Dalian Pro 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 16 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 9 goals |   C. Manzoki 7 goals |
Dalian Pro missing players
Shanghai Port missing players
| Dalian Pro | Shanghai Port | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | 58 |
| 44 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 28 |
| 86% | 79% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 72% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 79% | 86% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 57% | 59% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 29% | 28% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 21% | 21% |
| 59% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 62% |
| 14% | 21% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 57% | 34% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10.4 | 10 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.6 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 23% | 28% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 46% | 41% |
| 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
- Dalian Pro have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dalian Pro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai Port have scored more than double the goals of Dalian Pro.
- Shanghai Port have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most clean sheets (8) away in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most points (32) away in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals (30) away in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals (58) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the the best goal difference (+21) away in Super League
| 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)
