Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shanghai SIPG & Suzhou Dongwu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Shanghai SIPG have less rest than Suzhou Dongwu in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Meizhou Hakka.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Nanjing City. Shanghai SIPG was eliminated in the finals last season in the FA Cup.Shanghai SIPG have played 15 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Shanghai SIPG goalkeeper Junling Yan is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 229 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.
Shanghai enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Meizhou Hakka's place. The match ended 1-0 with Li scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Leko when Li scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. Browning was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The defender Browning won 4 of 5 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Chengdu Qianbao that finished 0-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Shanghai SIPG home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.
Shanghai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Jinjiang Sports Center with 25 goals in 15 league matches. From these home matches, Shanghai SIPG have conceded only 10 goals.
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Wuhan Zall and BIT in order to reach 3rd round of FA Cup. Suzhou was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd preliminary round last season.As the visiting team in League One matches, Suzhou Dongwu have produced an overall stat of 6-5-6 so far.
Suzhou Dongwu have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jiawei Guo. It's been 235 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
Two away matches in a row for Suzhou Dongwu, whose manager Lu could celebrate last time after the win against Sichuan.
A draw for Suzhou before that, at their own venue hosting Beijing BG (0-0).We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Suzhou Dongwu played away with similar odds. This revealed 7 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 6 times.
Suzhou are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 17 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() L. Wu 11 goals | ![]() Y. Men 9 goals | ![]() C. Tang 8 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Suzhou Dongwu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 44% | ||
| 8.8 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 Qianbao | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Qingdao Jonoon | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 53 | 76 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 40 | 70 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| 7 | Sichuan | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 51 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Guangxi Baoyun | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Shenyang Urban | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiading | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -27 | 34 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -16 | 33 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 33 | -35 | 24 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 44 | -52 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 40 | -59 | 10 |
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