The Super League league table tells a story about these contenders to this date, with Chengdu Rongcheng ahead of Guangzhou Evergrande by 33 points. Match preview to follow:
- Chengdu Rongcheng is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
Chengdu Rongcheng and Guangzhou Evergrande 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.
Chengdu Rongcheng form and stats
All-inclusive Super League stats at home this season for Chengdu Rongcheng are 5-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Chengdu Rongcheng tasted defeat here at Dujiangyan Sports Center Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Rongcheng's last game was hosting Guangzhou R&F (placed 16th) and winning 3-0. The forward Rômulo outdid all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 9.11 out of 10. Rômulo scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Shandong Luneng.Goals are appearing in numbers in this team's league fixtures, with 5 in a row containing three or more goals (over 2.5).
There will be little rest for Chengdu Rongcheng after this match as they are travelling to Henan Jianye for a Super League game in only four days.
Chengdu Rongcheng have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Guangzhou Evergrande have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-2-11 (14 played).
Guangzhou Evergrande delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Henan Jianye (placed 7th) in their previous game. Goalkeeper Liu made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Henan Jianye. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Shenzhen wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Both teams to score? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having completed 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Evergrande have another match away from home in just four nights, a Super League game versus Tianjin Teda. A demanding programme for them!
Guangzhou Evergrande are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {7 goals} from 14 away games. The Guangzhou Evergrande manager Zheng has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels. Evergrande has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The newest logged meeting between these sides is the Guangzhou Evergrande - Chengdu Rongcheng 1-2 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Pacheco da Silva 9 goals |   S. Wei 5 goals |
Chengdu Rongcheng missing players
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
| Chengdu Rongcheng | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 38 | 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | 49 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 70% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 63% |
| 48% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 52% |
| 19% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 14% | 22% |
| 11% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 19% |
| 48% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 43% | 48% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 50% | 44% |
| 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.9 | 15.1 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.4 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 31% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 18% | 25% |
| 8.6 | 8.8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13.4 | 14.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
- Chengdu Rongcheng have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chengdu Rongcheng have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Guangzhou Evergrande have scored away.
- Chengdu Rongcheng have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Super League
- Chengdu Rongcheng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chengdu Rongcheng is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
- 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.
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 55 | 65 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 45 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 49 |
| 6 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 47 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -24 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | -29 | 15 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -31 | 15 |
| 17 | Wuhan Zall | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -31 | 12 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -78 | -6 |
