Super League: Dalian Professional - Cangzhou Mighty Lions preview and facts

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Competition: China PR Super League
Competition: Tue 09.May
Match begins: 11:35 (UTC)
Venue: Dalian Sports Center (61000 seats)

Dalian Professional fight Cangzhou Mighty Lions for fame and victory.

Insights:
  • Dalian Professional have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cangzhou Mighty Lions have scored in all their away matches so far.

These teams have little in common geographically as Cangzhou Mighty Lions have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dalian Professional and Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

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Dalian Professional form and stats

Dalian Professional have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Super League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Professional faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shanghai Shenhua (0-1). Zhang had a busy but productive day in the Shanghai Shenhua match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Meizhou Hakka that ended 1-1.

There will be little rest for Dalian Professional after this match as they are travelling to Shenzhen for a Super League game in only four days.

Dalian Professional are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dalian Sports Center in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats

Cangzhou Mighty Lions are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Super League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Two travels in a row for Cangzhou, whose coach Zhao could celebrate last time after the win against Shenzhen. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone four league fixtures without winning. Defender Škorić was the best team player with a rating of 7.34. Škorić won 3 of 5 duels.

A draw for Cangzhou Mighty Lions before that, at their own venue hosting Nantong Zhiyun (1-1).

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cangzhou Mighty Lions has managed {3 goals} and let in 3 from 3 matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the former eight meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Professional, three draws and three wins for Cangzhou Mighty Lions. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Cangzhou Mighty LionsJ. Locadia
J. Locadia
2 goals
Cangzhou Mighty LionsO. Taty Maritu
O. Taty Maritu
1 goals
Cangzhou Mighty LionsP. Wang
P. Wang
1 goals

Dalian Professional missing players

Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players

Dalian Professional Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 3 1 Played P 0 3 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 3 1 Scored S 0 3 4
6 2 1 Conceded C 0 3 5
80% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 60%
40% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 60%
20% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 20%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
4 3.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 4.2
6.2 6.7 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 5.2
2.2 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.7 8.2
3.4 3.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.7 2.2
29% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 60% 36%
 
12.2 10.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 13.8
3.2 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Cangzhou Mighty Lions have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Cangzhou Mighty Lions have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cangzhou Mighty Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dalian Professional have not yet lost a game at home.
Dalian Professional Last season Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
33 17   Played P   17 33
11 6   Won W   8 10
9 5   Drew D   3 11
13 6   Lost L   6 12
46 25   Scored S   34 44
53 25   Conceded C   31 51
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 91%
97% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 85%
64% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 48%
27% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 27%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   47% 24%
61% 71%   BTTS BTTS   59% 52%
15% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 21%
27% 18%   Failed to Score F T   29% 36%
 
5.5 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 3.1
4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.7
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
2 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
12.5 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 9.7
3.8 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 3.6
37% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   49% 39%
 
10.5 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.6 13.6
4.1 3.6   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 Shenhua 5 4 1 0 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 13
2 Shanghai SIPG 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 10
3 Tianjin Teda 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 8
4 Chengdu Qianbao 4 2 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 8
5 Wuhan Three Towns 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 8
6 Changchun Yatai 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 7
7 Beijing Guoan 5 1 3 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 6
8 Nantong Zhiyun 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 3 4 0 5
9 Shandong Luneng 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
10 Dalian Professional 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 5
11 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 5
12 Qingdao Jonoon 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
13 Shenzhen 5 1 1 3 5 8 4 1 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 4
14 Henan Jianye 5 0 3 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
15 Meizhou Hakka 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 -2 2
16 Hangzhou 5 0 1 4 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -6 1

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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.