Shandong Luneng get ready to welcome Wuhan Three Towns for something different than the ordinary league football: The FA Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
Shandong Luneng and Wuhan Three Towns should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the finals.15-1-1 is the performance here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium so far in the Super League, giving Shandong Luneng a total of 46 from their 17 games here. Outstanding results!
Shandong are confident in defense, having played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Shandong Luneng's last game was hosting Beijing Guoan and winning 3-0.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Meizhou Hakka.The manager Hao will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wuhan Three Towns in only three days.
Shandong Luneng always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium with 52 goals in 17 league games. Defensively Shandong have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Super League.
The Wuhan Three Towns goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Wuhan Three Towns are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Tianjin Teda.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Hangzhou.A new game in only three days for Wuhan Three Towns, the FA Cup home match versus Shandong Luneng. Busy days.
The Wuhan manager Pineda has got the team scoring on the road, with 36 away goals in 17 league matches. Wuhan Three Towns are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former two meetings involving these two participants are: zero wins for Shandong, two draws and zero wins for Wuhan Three Towns. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Amaral Alves 27 goals |   C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 25 goals |  D. da Luz Pereira 18 goals |
Shandong Luneng missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Shandong Luneng | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 72 | 43 | Scored | S | 30 | 63 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 17.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6.5 | ||
| 58% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 Rongcheng | 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)
