Changchun Yatai and Meizhou Hakka have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. Both teams occupy mid-table positions in the Super League.
These teams have little in common geographically as Meizhou Hakka have to travel 2900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Changchun Yatai have collected 13 points from their Super League home games so far after 3-4-5. The Changchun manager Chen might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Changchun Yatai crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Beijing Guoan here at Changchun's People Stadium.
Before that game, the home loss against Shanghai SIPG with the scoreline 1-4.Changchun Yatai have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Meizhou Hakka have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far.
Meizhou play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-7 to Shanghai SIPG (placed 3rd). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Shanghai SIPG was particularly ugly (0-7). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that result Meizhou Hakka won their away game at Guangzhou Evergrande. The scoreline was 3-1.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by Meizhou Hakka in these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Changchun victories, one draw and zero Meizhou Hakka wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 9 goals |   A. Vukanović 9 goals |  L. Tan 6 goals |
Changchun Yatai missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Changchun Yatai | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 81% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 86% |
| 67% | 58% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 44% | 67% |
| 52% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 57% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 19% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 33% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 56% | 29% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 10.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.1 | 12.9 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 42% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 32% |
| 12.3 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 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 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 50 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Meizhou Hakka | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Chengdu Qianbao | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Dalian Yifang | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | -21 | 12 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -26 | 11 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 28 | -51 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
