Shandong Luneng warm up for Meizhou Hakka with hopes of winning all three points. Can they? Read our preview!
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Super League
These teams have little in common geographically as Meizhou Hakka have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This should be an action-packed game with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Shandong Luneng form and stats
This stadium, Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, has been a fortress for Shandong Luneng in the Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shandong Luneng, who played 2-2 against Chengdu Rongcheng. That match was also played at this venue (Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Beijing Guoan in a game that was won 3-0.The Shandong Luneng manager Choi has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. From these home matches, Shandong have conceded only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
There's been little loot from Meizhou Hakka's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Super League. Meizhou Hakka only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Meizhou Hakka has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Meizhou Hakka go into this game after a win, the home game against Dalian Yifang that ended 2-1. Midfield player Kosović was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Kosović scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 57 successful passes (of 65 total).
The game before was the FA Cup-battle against Shandong Luneng, a home defeat (0-6).
Take note! Both teams have scored in 10 of this club's latest 11 league games.
A new game in only four days for Meizhou, the Super League home match versus Changchun Yatai. Busy days.
Meizhou Hakka have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Meizhou has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have battled before this season: Meizhou Hakka - Shandong Luneng 2-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Shandong Luneng victories, zero draws and one Meizhou Hakka win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 7 goals |  M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 6 goals |  P. Chen 5 goals |
Shandong Luneng missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Shandong Luneng | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 33 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 50% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 20% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 60% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 35% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 15.4 | 20.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9 | 9.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 44% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | 45% |
| 7.8 | 6.4 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 16.3 | 14.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
- All of Meizhou Hakka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Shandong Luneng's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Meizhou Hakka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Meizhou Hakka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shandong Luneng have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shandong Luneng have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Shandong Luneng have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Hangzhou | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | -32 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
