Meizhou Hakka are leaning on their home fans to aid them to win this match versus Henan Songshan Longmen. Who is the winner at Huitang Stadium?
- Meizhou Hakka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Henan Songshan Longmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Henan Songshan Longmen when visiting Meizhou Hakka as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
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.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
The total Super League stats at home this season for Meizhou Hakka are 7-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Cangzhou here at Huitang Stadium, Meizhou has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
A nice win for Meizhou Hakka last time playing, versus Shenzhen. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1 with Ye, Kotnik (2), Conraad and Henrique scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Meizhou Hakka "killed" Shenzhen in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Kotnik, having bagged a goal in three consecutive games. Midfielder Henrique was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.65 (out of ten) in that game. Henrique scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).
Heartbreak before that as Meizhou Hakka lost 1-3 at Tianjin Teda's place.Take note: 11 of the most recent 12 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.
On the other hand, Meizhou have conceded 16 goals.
Henan Songshan Longmen form and stats
There's been little loot from Henan Songshan Longmen's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Super League. Henan Songshan Longmen only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Henan Songshan Longmen hope to make it five in this match.
Songshan had fun at their own home (Huitang Stadium) last time out, beating Shanghai Shenhua 3-0. Boyuan, Čović and Tudi scored. Defender Li was the best team player with a rating of 8.81. Li signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Shanghai SIPG.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Henan Songshan Longmen playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 0 Henan Songshan Longmen wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
Henan Songshan Longmen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played previously this season: Henan Songshan Longmen - Meizhou Hakka 2-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Meizhou victories, zero draws and one Henan Songshan Longmen win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Čović 14 goals |   T. Conraad 6 goals |  R. Santana da Silva 5 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Henan Songshan Longmen missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Henan Songshan Longmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 40 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 46 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 68% |
| 68% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 42% | 40% |
| 40% | 42% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 52% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 17% | 24% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 12.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 41% | 41% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 31% |
| 13.8 | 10.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Henan Songshan Longmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Henan Songshan Longmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Meizhou Hakka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Cangzhou | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -17 | 30 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -43 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
