Henan Jianye welcomes Shandong Luneng to this second leg of the FA Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Jianye nor Shandong Luneng 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.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Jianye participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.When playing at home in the Super League, Henan Jianye have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games. 2W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Henan Jianye.
The fans are hoping that Henan Jianye will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the FA Cup game against Shandong Luneng.
A 0-0 draw away in the FA Cup before that, with Sichuan the opponent.The Henan Jianye fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. From these home matches, Jianye have conceded only 6 goals.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Shandong's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the finals.Shandong Luneng's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shandong Luneng collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Super League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). When we have look at the FA Cup statistics, we find 5W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Shandong have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Shandong had fun at their own home (Dalian Sports Center) last time out, beating Henan Jianye 1-0.
Prior to that result Shandong won their away game at Wuhan Zall in the FA Cup. The scoreline was 1-0.Shandong Luneng have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. Shandong are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; Shandong Luneng - Jianye 1-0. Last ten meetings with these participants: Jianye won two, Shandong Luneng were winners in six and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 9 goals |  T. Guo 8 goals |   J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |
Henan Jianye missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Henan Jianye | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 26 | 52 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 3.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 13.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 30 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | -28 | 7 |
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