The Super League match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these teams to this date, with Shanghai Port leading Meizhou Hakka by 27 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals (50) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
Meizhou Hakka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Shanghai Port form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Super League games here at Shanghai Stadium for Shanghai Port. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The Shanghai supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Shanghai Stadium: A 3-4 defeat against Hangzhou (placed 5th). This club achieved a ten league fixtures long consecutive run without a loss until that game! A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Hangzhou) as a comfortable lead 3-1 was completely ruined into a loss 3-4. The defeat against Hangzhou was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored seven minutes into stoppage time (by Mushekwi). João, a natural forward, was the champion performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.22 (out of 10). João scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that match, a win away at Qingdao Hainiu.Scoring bonanza? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this club has contained three goals or more.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shanghai Port, as the AFC Champions League home game vs Bangkok Glass is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Shanghai Port are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Shanghai Port have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Meizhou Hakka so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Meizhou are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Meizhou Hakka go into this game after a win, the home game against Qingdao Hainiu that ended 1-0. Kosović got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Kosović scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Changchun Yatai.Observe that 12 of this club's 13 latest league games have ended with three or more goals.
Meizhou have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. The Meizhou Hakka manager Ristić has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels. Meizhou Hakka has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Meizhou Hakka - Shanghai Port 0-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's three Shanghai victories, zero draws and zero Meizhou Hakka wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. Lei loves to meet Meizhou Hakka and have scored 4 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 14 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 8 goals |  W. Lü 5 goals |
Shanghai Port missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Shanghai Port | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 50 | 23 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 33 |
| 19 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | 41 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 64% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 32% | 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 27% | 27% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 59% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 82% | 77% |
| 36% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 46% | 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 47% | 44% |
| 10.7 | 11.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 16.2 | 13.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
- All of Meizhou Hakka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Meizhou Hakka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away 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 (20) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shanghai Port have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shanghai Port have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai Port have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals (50) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have the the best goal difference (+31) in Super League
- Shanghai Port have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shanghai Port 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 | 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)
