Shanghai Shenhua - Qingdao Hainiu. 4th spot versus 13th spot. Nothing is certain - get a full game guide here!
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua have played 13 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Shanghai Shenhua supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Shijiazhuang Ever Bright and win 2-0. At last, a league victory after three games without one. The goalie Bao was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.73 out of ten. Bao topped it up with a clean sheet.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Henan Songshan Longmen.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Shanghai Shenhua matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Shanghai are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Shanghai Shenhua have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Qingdao Hainiu form and stats
There's been little loot from Qingdao Hainiu's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Qingdao Hainiu only have 0 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Qingdao Hainiu have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Qingdao won their last game, 3-1 versus Nantong Zhiyun played at home. Midfield player Kangwa was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.02/10. Kangwa scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 25 successful passes (of 26 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Shandong Luneng's place.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Qingdao Hainiu when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 3 and winning 0 games.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Qingdao Hainiu have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Qingdao Hainiu has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent meetings involving these teams have all finished as Shanghai wins. Will history repeat itself?Shanghai Shenhua and Qingdao Hainiu have faced each other already this season: Qingdao Hainiu - Shanghai Shenhua 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Malele 10 goals |   F. Brown Forbes 7 goals |  E. Kangwa 6 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Qingdao Hainiu missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Qingdao Hainiu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 92% |
| 69% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 65% |
| 42% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 38% | 46% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 35% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 23% | 23% |
| 50% | 46% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 42% |
| 38% | 46% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 23% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 54% | 42% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 12.7 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 27% | 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 20% | 30% |
| 10.7 | 10.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
- Qingdao Hainiu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Qingdao Hainiu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
- Qingdao Hainiu have yet to win a game away.
- 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 Port | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 48 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | Chengdu Qianbao | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 42 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Hainiu | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 19 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -48 | 12 |
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