Cangzhou Mighty Lions are leaning on their home advantage to support them to win this game hosting Dalian Professional. Who wins at Yutong International Sports Center?
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Dalian Professional when visiting Cangzhou as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Cangzhou Mighty Lions's results here at Yutong International Sports Center in the Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions are returning here after guesting Yanbian Longding in a FA Cup fixture and winning with a 5-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hangzhou that finished 3-3.Cangzhou are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Changchun Yatai awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cangzhou Mighty Lions here at Yutong International Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 11 games).
Dalian Professional form and stats
There's been little loot from Dalian Professional's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Super League. Dalian Professional only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a FA Cup home loss versus Hangzhou with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Guangzhou Evergrande.A quick return to home after this game, as Dalian Professional are hosting Meizhou Hakka in the Super League only four days away.
The visiting Professional have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. In the opposite end, Dalian Professional have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Dalian Professional - Cangzhou 2-0 was the product when this pair of participants last did battle, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Cangzhou Mighty Lions wins - draws - Dalian Professional wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Lin 8 goals |  O. Taty Maritu 6 goals |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 32 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 39 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 40 |
| 88% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 96% |
| 84% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 96% |
| 48% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 56% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 28% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 20% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 30% | 20% |
| 40% | 45% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 28% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12 | 12.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | 38% |
| 13.6 | 14.2 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Dalian Professional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) 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 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Professional | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Wuhan Yangtze | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -27 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | -70 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
