Shanghai Shenhua have performed great football so far, proven by 3rd position in the table. Chengdu Rongcheng have an outlook both up and down from their 6th position.
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (9) in Super League
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!
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The Super League stats playing at home this season for Shanghai Shenhua are 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Wu led his Shanghai Shenhua to a defeat away at Beijing Guoan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Shanghai Stadium. Midfield player Amadou got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, the max score being 10. Amadou served one assist and hit two key passes.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Wuhan Three Towns and winning 2-1.Goal party? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this team has seen three goals or more.
The manager Wu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chongqing Tongliang Long in only four days.
Shanghai Shenhua has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches.
Chengdu Rongcheng form and stats
4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chengdu Rongcheng in their Super League matches away.
Chengdu Rongcheng have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 233 minutes ago. Kim was the goal scorer.
Chengdu Rongcheng might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Wuhan Three Towns proved too strong as Rongcheng slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans. Chengdu Rongcheng goalkeeper Tao enjoyed a superb day versus Wuhan Three Towns, but despite pulling off six saves the beating could not be stopped.
Prior to that match, the Chengdu Rongcheng manager Seo faced defeat when travelling to Changchun Yatai and losing 0-1.Rongcheng are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Chengdu Rongcheng have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this season, as the records show this recent game: Chengdu Rongcheng - Shanghai 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Shanghai Shenhua zero wins, zero draws and Chengdu Rongcheng three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Malele 9 goals |   F. de Sousa Silva 9 goals |  M. Kim 6 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Chengdu Rongcheng missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 65% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 65% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 39% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 45% | 35% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.4 | 13.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.1 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 27% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | 31% |
| 10.9 | 11 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3 |
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (9) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua 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 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 53 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 41 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Hangzhou | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 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 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 36 | -38 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
