Beijing Guoan will want to use their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The host team are currently 11 points behind Shanghai SIPG.
- Beijing Guoan have the most points from losing position (10) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG is in the best form (5-0-1) in Super League
Shanghai SIPG have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG 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.
Beijing Guoan form and stats
Beijing Guoan have performed here at Workers' Stadium this season with 3 wins from 6 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. There’s a good atmosphere here at Workers' Stadium after three straight home wins.
Beijing are returning here after visiting Zibo Qisheng in a FA Cup fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
A 2-2 draw away in the Super League before that, with Dalian Professional the opponent.Some goal stats: A review of the 12 latest league games shows that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Beijing Guoan as they are travelling to their away game against Chengdu Qianbao in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Beijing Guoan can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. 7 goals have been conceded.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Shanghai SIPG so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Super League statistics. Shanghai SIPG have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Two away games in a row for Shanghai, whose coach Mejía could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Guangzhou Evergrande.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Nantong Zhiyun in the Super League.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Shandong Luneng.
Shanghai SIPG are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Shanghai SIPG are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {1 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Beijing two wins, two draws and Shanghai SIPG six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 7 goals |   S. Kang 4 goals | L. Yang 4 goals |
Beijing Guoan missing players
Shanghai SIPG missing players
| Beijing Guoan | Shanghai SIPG | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 17% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 83% | 42% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 7.7 | 7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 6 | 7.6 |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.8 | 15.7 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 38% | 39% |
| 10.9 | 12 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
- Beijing Guoan have not yet lost a game at home.
- Beijing Guoan have the most points from losing position (10) in Super League
- Beijing Guoan have the most scored goals (13) at home in Super League
- Beijing Guoan have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Super League
- Beijing Guoan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG have not yet lost a game away.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most clean sheets (5) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most points (16) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+12) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shanghai SIPG is in the best form (5-0-1) in Super League
| 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 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 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 Professional | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
