National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Henan Jianye or Shanghai Shenhua that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shanghai Shenhua, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super League. That game was an away game at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, so at least Henan Jianye are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Henan Jianye form and stats
Action has already taken place for Jianye in FA Cup as they have defeated Guangxi Baoyun to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Henan Jianye's FA Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Shandong Luneng.When playing at home in the Super League, Henan Jianye have managed 9 wins, 1 draw and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games.
The Henan Jianye manager Mejía and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. Midfielder Wang was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.25 (out of ten) in that game. Wang scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 41 total).
Before that, Jianye played out a Super League draw 1-1 when visiting Tianjin Teda.Henan Jianye's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Jiangxi Liansheng in order to reach 3rd round of FA Cup. Shanghai Shenhua's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Shanghai SIPG.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Shanghai Shenhua have produced an overall stat of 5-6-4 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Guangzhou R&F in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Defender Xisi was the best team player with a rating of 7.41. Xisi scored one goal and won 2 of 6 duels.
The game before that, in the Super League, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Dalian Yifang.Shanghai have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Shanghai Shenhua have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Henan Jianye victories, two draws and five Shanghai Shenhua wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva Monte 10 goals |   J. Zhu 8 goals | Z. Huang 6 goals |
Henan Jianye missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Henan Jianye | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.2 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 47% | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 72 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 46 | 69 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 55 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 42 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -29 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -33 | 17 |
| 17 | Wuhan Zall | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -34 | 16 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -87 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
