Dalian Professional are ready to battle it out with Meizhou Hakka in this Super League game. All you must know about the match can be found right here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Meizhou Hakka, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dalian Professional form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Dalian Professional's two home games in the Super League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Dalian Sports Center.
The spoils were shared in Dalian Professional's previous game, also at home. Visiting Chengdu Rongcheng (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. He was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender He hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Changchun Yatai (2-3).There will be little rest for Professional after this match as they are travelling to Shanghai Shenhua for a Super League game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Dalian Professional's 2 home games: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
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 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
The manager Ristić was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Huitang Stadium (Wuhua). Meizhou Hakka suffered a 1-2 loss to Wuhan Three Towns (placed 10th). Late heartbreak for Meizhou Hakka in the Wuhan Three Towns match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Attacker Lobjanidze got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Lobjanidze hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Shanghai Shenhua.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Meizhou Hakka has managed {1 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings involving these squads: Professional won two, Meizhou Hakka were winners in two and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ye 1 goals |  R. Dugalic 1 goals |
Dalian Professional missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Dalian Professional | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 10.7 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17 | 16 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Dalian Professional | Last season | Meizhou Hakka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 13 | 43 | ||
| 53 | 25 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 88% | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | ||
| 64% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 27% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 24% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 15% | ||
| 61% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 33% | ||
| 27% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 36% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Changchun Yatai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Qingdao Jonoon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Dalian Professional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Shandong Luneng | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Wuhan Three Towns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Shenzhen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Meizhou Hakka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 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 Professional | 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)
