It's game two of the Super League campaign and a lot to play for. Read our thorough preview of Chengdu Rongcheng-Cangzhou Mighty Lions!
Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Chengdu Rongcheng form and stats
In the previous season, Chengdu Rongcheng's league results were 18 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses, resulting in 5th place in the Super League. In these 34 matches they scored {49 goals} and gave away 28. Playing as the home side in the previous season Chengdu Rongcheng produced 9-7-1 (win-draw-lost) with {33 goals} and 14 conceded.
Chengdu Rongcheng shared the glory with Henan Jianye in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The versatile forward Rômulo outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.85 out of 10. Rômulo served one assist and hit four key passes.
Preceding that result, a home loss in the FA Cup against Shanghai SIPG.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Let's have a look at how Cangzhou Mighty Lions performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded {51 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 34/31 goals scored/conceded. The visitors settled for one point in their first Super League away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tianjin Teda (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfield player Škorić was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Škorić hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
The fixture before was the FA Cup-battle against Shanghai Shenhua, a home loss (0-2).
Cangzhou Mighty Lions have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Chengdu Rongcheng-Cangzhou Mighty Lions H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Chengdu Rongcheng zero wins, Cangzhou Mighty Lions zero wins, two draws. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Pacheco da Silva 1 goals | ![]() F. de Sousa Silva 1 goals | ![]() J. Locadia 1 goals |
Chengdu Rongcheng missing players
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Last season | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 49 | 33 | Scored | S | 34 | 44 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 31 | 51 | ||
| 85% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 85% | ||
| 44% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 48% | ||
| 18% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 27% | ||
| 9% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 52% | ||
| 47% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.6 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dalian Yifang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Henan Jianye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Nantong Zhiyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Shandong Luneng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hangzhou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wuhan Three Towns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 65 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 65 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 58 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 42 | -45 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)