A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Cangzhou Mighty Lions and Shanghai Shenhua know what's at stake in this second leg of the FA Cup Quarter-finals clash.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shanghai Shenhua have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Cangzhou nor Shanghai Shenhua as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Cangzhou Mighty Lions's struggle is real here at Yutong International Sports Center with only 17 points collected from 17 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-8-6.
The followers hope that Cangzhou Mighty Lions will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 1-5 away loss in the FA Cup fixture against Shanghai Shenhua.
In the game before, an away victory in the Super League match versus Guangzhou R&F with a 4-1 scoreline.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cangzhou here at Yutong International Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 17 games). 20 goals have been conceded.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua was sent out of FA Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Shanghai SIPG turned out to be too strong.6-7-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shanghai Shenhua in their Super League matches away.
The regulars enjoyed Shanghai Shenhua's previous match versus Cangzhou Mighty Lions, a FA Cup win (5-1) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Shenzhen.Shanghai are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Shanghai Shenhua have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other already this season, with the result Shanghai Shenhua - Cangzhou Mighty Lions 5-1 written in the official records. Last seven meetings featuring these participants: Cangzhou Mighty Lions won two, Shanghai Shenhua triumphed in three and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Kanté Martínez 14 goals | O. Taty Maritu 6 goals |   J. Zhu 6 goals |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 11 | Scored | S | 19 | 35 | ||
| 40 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 46% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| 12.8 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 33 | 62 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 62 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 56 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 39 | -42 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
