National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Guangzhou Evergrande or Shanghai SIPG that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shanghai SIPG, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
This promises to be an intriguing fixture with lots of action and energy as both teams are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Action has already taken place for Guangzhou Evergrande in FA Cup as they have defeated Hubei Huachuang to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Evergrande's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.The complete League One stats at home this season for Guangzhou Evergrande are 0-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Guangzhou Evergrande travelled for their previous game, a trip to Wuxi Wugou that ended 1-1. A painful moment in the game against Wuxi Wugou was the missed penalty kick from Aniwar in the 60th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus Dongguan United with a 2-1 scoreline.No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Guangzhou Evergrande had similar winning odds as today, and found 11 games. In these, the hosts won 0, drew 2 and lost 9. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Guangzhou Evergrande lost 5 similar games by at least two goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Jiangxi Liansheng are coming to town in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guangzhou Evergrande here at Yuexiushan Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games).
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The away performances of Shanghai SIPG have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Super League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.
The supporters enjoyed Shanghai SIPG's previous game versus Nantong Zhiyun, a 2-1 win played at home. Midfield player Oscar was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.41/10. Oscar scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 73 successful passes (of 88 total).
The game before that, in the Super League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Chengdu Qianbao.As mentioned earlier, Shanghai will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 7 wins (5 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 0 surprising defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Shanghai SIPG's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Shanghai are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) against Guangzhou Evergrande.Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 7 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 4 goals |  S. Wang 3 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Shanghai SIPG missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Shanghai SIPG | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 26 | 48 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 73% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.4 | 7.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 15.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 11 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangxi Baoyun | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Qingdao Youth Island | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Nanjing City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Jinan Xingzhou | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Yanbian Longding | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Hebei Kungfu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dantong Hantong | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Dongguan United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 4 |
| 16 | Wuxi Wugou | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Dalian Yifang | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
