Changchun Yatai vs Guangzhou Evergrande: Match guide and preview

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Competition: China PR Super League
Competition: Wed 05.October
Match begins: 07:30 (UTC)
Venue: Changchun's People Stadium (38500 seats)

Turn on the lights for Changchun Yatai - Guangzhou Evergrande! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this fixture should be immense!

Insights:
  • Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

It's quite the trip for Guangzhou Evergrande when visiting Changchun as the cities are 3000 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Changchun Yatai form and stats

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Changchun Yatai so far this season. Changchun Yatai has recorded two wins in a row here at Changchun's People Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Changchun, as their goalkeeper Yake Wu has completely shut out the opponents for 189 minutes in the Super League.

Changchun Yatai's last game was hosting Shenzhen (placed 13th) and winning 1-0. Serginho (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Serginho hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 44 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Wuhan Yangtze.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Shanghai SIPG in only four days. This game is also played here at Changchun's People Stadium.

Changchun are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Changchun Yatai have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guangzhou Evergrande so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-8 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Evergrande in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Hebei CFFC.

Guangzhou Evergrande aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 283 league minutes without a goal. Ling was the last player to find the net.

Evergrande are travelling again after losing away to Guangzhou R&F in their previous match (0-1). Yan got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Yan hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 73 successful passes (of 86 total).

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Tianjin Teda.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Meizhou Hakka in just four days.

Goals are few and far between in Guangzhou Evergrande's away league games. Only 4 goals from 9 travels. The Guangzhou Evergrande manager Fu has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Changchun Yatai, one draw and eight wins for Guangzhou Evergrande. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

ChangchunG. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior
G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior
9 goals
Changchun YataiL. Tan
L. Tan
6 goals
Changchun YataiE. Nascimento de Lima
E. Nascimento de Lima
6 goals

Changchun Yatai missing players

Guangzhou Evergrande missing players

Changchun Yatai Guangzhou Evergrande
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 1 9 18
6 3 3 Won W 0 1 3
7 3 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 3 0 Lost L 1 8 13
29 11 7 Scored S 0 4 11
25 8 1 Conceded C 3 19 27
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
72% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 50%
56% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 44%
39% 11% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
17% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
61% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
28% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 22%
28% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 56% 56%
 
4.6 4.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.3 3.3
4.2 3.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 5.4
1.2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.7 10.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.3 9.2
3.6 3.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.1
45% 38% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 20%
 
12 11.2 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15 12.9 13.2
3.4 2.8 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.1 4.4
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Changchun Yatai have scored more than double the goals of Guangzhou Evergrande.
  • Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Guangzhou Evergrande have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Guangzhou Evergrande haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 18 15 2 1 57 15 8 7 0 1 35 9 10 8 2 0 22 6 42 47
2 Shandong Luneng 18 14 1 3 39 13 7 6 1 0 15 2 11 8 0 3 24 11 26 43
3 Shanghai Shenhua 18 10 6 2 26 16 10 6 3 1 12 6 8 4 3 1 14 10 10 36
4 Shanghai SIPG 18 10 4 4 22 12 10 6 2 2 13 5 8 4 2 2 9 7 10 34
5 Henan Jianye 18 9 4 5 31 19 11 6 1 4 23 15 7 3 3 1 8 4 12 31
6 Meizhou Hakka 18 8 6 4 28 16 11 6 3 2 24 12 7 2 3 2 4 4 12 30
7 Hangzhou 18 7 8 3 26 14 8 5 2 1 13 2 10 2 6 2 13 12 12 29
8 Chengdu Rongcheng 18 7 7 4 19 18 6 1 4 1 7 7 12 6 3 3 12 11 1 28
9 Beijing Guoan 18 7 6 5 28 27 9 4 3 2 12 8 9 3 3 3 16 19 1 27
10 Changchun Yatai 18 6 7 5 29 25 9 3 3 3 11 8 9 3 4 2 18 17 4 25
11 Tianjin Teda 18 6 5 7 22 21 7 2 2 3 9 8 11 4 3 4 13 13 1 23
12 Dalian Professional 18 4 7 7 25 30 11 3 4 4 17 18 7 1 3 3 8 12 -5 19
13 Shenzhen 18 6 1 11 21 38 7 3 0 4 8 12 11 3 1 7 13 26 -17 19
14 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 18 4 6 8 19 27 10 1 5 4 7 11 8 3 1 4 12 16 -8 18
15 Wuhan Yangtze 18 5 2 11 22 37 10 2 2 6 13 24 8 3 0 5 9 13 -15 17
16 Guangzhou Evergrande 18 3 2 13 11 27 9 2 2 5 7 8 9 1 0 8 4 19 -16 11
17 Guangzhou R&F 18 3 0 15 13 39 10 2 0 8 7 24 8 1 0 7 6 15 -26 9
18 Hebei CFFC 18 1 0 17 11 55 9 1 0 8 7 30 9 0 0 9 4 25 -44 3

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The Chinese Football Association Super League, usually known as the Chinese Super League, is the highest level of football in China. It was founded in 2004 as a rebranding of the former top division. It has16 teams meeting each other home and away for a total of 30 fixtures in a season running from March to November.