There should be a noteworthy gulf in performance between these teams based on results so far, with Hangzhou leading Qingdao Hainiu by 16 points.
- Hangzhou is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hangzhou form and stats
6-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Hangzhou so far this season.
A strong away win for Hangzhou against Shanghai Port the last match, as Andrijašević (2) and Mushekwi (2) were on target. The game against Shanghai Port had lots of late drama as Hangzhou came back from being down 1-3 and finally secured the victory through Mushekwi's goal in the 90th minute. Hangzhou made it very difficult for themselves, when Zheng'ao got a red card in the 90th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Hangzhou won the match 4-3! Midfielder Andrijašević was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.7 (out of ten) in that game. Andrijašević scored two goals.
Before that, Hangzhou drew at home versus Nantong Zhiyun.Observe: 14 of the most recent 17 league games from this football club have had goals from both teams.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hangzhou, as the AFC Champions League home game vs Port is only four days away.
Hangzhou have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Hangzhou have conceded 13 goals.
Qingdao Hainiu form and stats
Qingdao Hainiu have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Super League, after 0-2-9 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Qingdao Hainiu have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 225 minutes ago. Sarić was the goal scorer.
Two away games in a row for Qingdao, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Meizhou Hakka. Xu, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.05. Xu won 6 of 11 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-5 home loss versus Shanghai Port.The attacking power of Qingdao Hainiu when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Qingdao Hainiu have conceded 17 goals in these games. Qingdao Hainiu has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Hangzhou have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (2-4-0) when facing Qingdao Hainiu.Hangzhou and Qingdao Hainiu have played each other previously this season: Qingdao Hainiu - Hangzhou 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 13 goals |   F. Brown Forbes 7 goals |  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 5 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Qingdao Hainiu missing players
| Hangzhou | Qingdao Hainiu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 31 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 55% | 68% |
| 77% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 36% | 45% |
| 23% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 32% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 23% |
| 73% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 45% | 41% |
| 14% | 18% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 55% | 45% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 13 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 32% | 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 19% | 28% |
| 12.9 | 12 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.1 | 5 |
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Qingdao Hainiu have scored away.
- Hangzhou have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Super League
- Hangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hangzhou is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
- 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 (7) 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 52 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Qingdao Hainiu | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 19 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 34 | -36 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
