National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Changchun Yatai or Shanghai Shenhua that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shanghai Shenhua have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Changchun have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hangzhou. Changchun participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Changchun Yatai are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Changchun's People Stadium. 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. In general it's been a long time since Changchun tasted defeat here at Changchun's People Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
Changchun's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Hangzhou. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Changchun "killed" Hangzhou in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Changchun Yatai won a home game hosting Dalian Professional (3-1).The Changchun fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Changchun have only let in 2 goals at home.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sichuan Minzu in order to reach 2nd round of FA Cup. Shanghai's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round.3-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shanghai Shenhua in their Super League matches away.
Shanghai won their last game, 3-0 versus Sichuan Minzu played at home.
It was a Super League defeat before that one as the away game against Beijing Guoan wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.The travelling fans enjoy Shanghai's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. Shanghai Shenhua have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Changchun Yatai won four, Shanghai Shenhua triumphed in three and we saw three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 11 goals |  E. Nascimento de Lima 4 goals |   A. Mierzejewski 4 goals |
Changchun Yatai missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Changchun Yatai | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 28 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 8 | Dalian Professional | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)