Carrying a 16 point dominance in the league table, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger supporters crave to see their side win all points from this game versus Dalian Pro.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dalian Pro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Super League
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger form and stats
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have played 12 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-8-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The regulars hope that Tianjin Jinmen Tiger will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Dalian Pro.
Ahead of that match, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger won a home game hosting Meizhou Hakka (3-1).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The Tianjin fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have conceded 13 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dalian Pro form and stats
There's been little loot from Dalian Pro's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 12 away games in the Super League. Dalian Pro only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Dalian aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 201 league minutes without a goal. Lin was the last player to find the net.
The followers enjoyed Dalian Pro's previous fixture versus Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, a FA Cup win (2-0) played at home.
Prior to that match, the Dalian manager Xie faced defeat when travelling to Hangzhou and losing 0-3.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Dalian Pro when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
Lots of goals? This club have played 7 consecutive league matches all with three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dalian Pro's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this match year: Dalian Pro - Tianjin 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Tianjin Jinmen Tiger victories, one draw and five Dalian Pro wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Berič 7 goals |   C. Manzoki 6 goals |  F. Vieira Rosa 5 goals |
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger missing players
Dalian Pro missing players
| Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Dalian Pro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 29 | 18 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | 36 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 67% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 33% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 62% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| 29% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 38% |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 13.3 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 35% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 21% | 25% |
| 12.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.5 | 12.9 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Dalian Pro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dalian Pro have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Super League
- Dalian Pro have yet to win a game away.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dalian Pro have scored away.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 53 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 44 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -10 | 26 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Pro | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 36 | -39 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
