Shandong Taishan are placed 2nd, while Henan Songshan Longmen are lagging 19 points behind in the table. Will they cut the gap?
- Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Henan Songshan Longmen have scored away.
For Henan Songshan Longmen most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Shandong Taishan and Henan Songshan Longmen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shandong Taishan form and stats
Home games in the Super League have been a walk in the park for Shandong Taishan so far, with 35 points won from 14 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. After failing to beat Chengdu Rongcheng here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Shandong has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The home team returns to Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium after drawing with Shanghai Port (placed 1st) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Choi made a successful contribution in the game against Shanghai Port, bringing on Wenneng who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Shi, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Shi served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 2 duels.
Before that, a strong away victory at Incheon United. A AFC Champions League match.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Incheon United are coming to town in three days.
Shandong Taishan are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (36 goals in 14 games). Shandong Taishan have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Henan Songshan Longmen form and stats
Henan Songshan Longmen have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-3-9 (14 played).
There were no winners in Songshan's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Changchun Yatai (placed 9th). Midfield player Mierzejewski was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.43/10. Mierzejewski served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 61 total).
Before that, Henan Songshan Longmen secured a home win against Cangzhou with the score 6-0.The attacking power of Henan Songshan Longmen when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Songshan's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Shandong Taishan and Henan Songshan Longmen have played each other before this season: Henan Songshan Longmen - Shandong Taishan 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shandong Taishan seven wins, one draw and Henan Songshan Longmen two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Čović 15 goals |   C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 12 goals |  M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 11 goals |
Shandong Taishan missing players
Henan Songshan Longmen missing players
| Shandong Taishan | Henan Songshan Longmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 54 | 36 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 37 |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 35 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 76% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 28% |
| 14% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 10% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 48% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15.3 | 16 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 34% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 32% |
| 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.2 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Henan Songshan Longmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shandong Taishan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shandong Taishan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shandong Taishan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Henan Songshan Longmen have scored away.
- Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the most points (35) at home in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the most scored goals (36) at home in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Super League
- Shandong Taishan have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Super League
- Shandong Taishan 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 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)
