Chongqing Dangdai Lifan will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Shanghai SIPG.
It's no vacation for neither Chongqing nor Shanghai SIPG as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan form and stats
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Chongqing Dangdai Lifan has won five games in a row. The Beijing Guoan match was the last time out without a victory. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Chongqing, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Wuhan Zall in a game that was won 1-0.
Adrian Mierzejewski was absolutely essential when Chongqing Dangdai Lifan beat Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 4-1, scoring three goals.
Chongqing has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Super League, have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Shanghai hope to make it five in this match. Momentum is building for Shanghai SIPG in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Shanghai SIPG have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Junling Yan. It's been 190 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright with the score of 1-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Shanghai's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Shanghai have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Shanghai SIPG - Chongqing 3-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, three draws and six wins for Shanghai SIPG. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Souza Pereira Junior 14 goals |   G. Vieira de Souza 10 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 9 goals |
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan missing players
Shanghai SIPG missing players
| Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Shanghai SIPG | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 31% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 195 | 99 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 93 | 203 |
| 55 | 22 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 34 | 75 |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 26% | 35% |
- Shanghai SIPG has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the most points (13) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the most points from losing position (11) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the the best goal difference (+16) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG has the the best goal difference (+3) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Qingdao Hainiu | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -22 | 2 |