Lots of loss and gain for these sides so far this campaign, situated in positions near the center of the Super League table. Here's the Dalian Professional - Meizhou Hakka latest:
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Meizhou Hakka have scored away.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Meizhou Hakka, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
Professional have less rest than Meizhou Hakka in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Cangzhou Mighty Lions, so at least Dalian Professional are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Dalian Professional form and stats
All-inclusive Super League results playing at home this season for Dalian Professional are 5-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Dalian Professional drew their last game, 1-1 away at Cangzhou Mighty Lions (placed 14th). The forward Shang was named "man of the match" for Dalian Professional with a rating of 7.55/10. Shang scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the previous game, an unexpected home defeat against Hangzhou in the FA Cup.
The manager Xie will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hebei CFFC in only four days.
Professional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Dalian Professional have conceded 22 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Playing away, Meizhou Hakka have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Super League this season.
Meizhou are travelling again after losing away to Wuhan Three Towns in their previous match (0-3). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Yang was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.32. The defender Yang hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
Earlier, the FA Cup win away at Shijiazhuang Kungfu.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Meizhou Hakka have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier this season: Meizhou Hakka - Dalian Professional 4-2. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding four meetings): Professional won one game, one match ended with a draw and Meizhou Hakka got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vukanović 9 goals |   L. Lin 8 goals | Y. Shang 6 goals |
Dalian Professional missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Dalian Professional | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 36 |
| 41 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 85% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 62% |
| 54% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 54% |
| 27% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 27% |
| 8% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 50% |
| 19% | 13% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 62% | 35% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 42% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 11.3 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4 | 3.6 |
- All of Dalian Professional's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dalian Professional have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Meizhou Hakka have scored away.
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
- Dalian Professional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 51 | 62 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 40 | 62 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 46 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | Dalian Professional | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Shenzhen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 30 |
| 14 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Wuhan Yangtze | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -26 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -28 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 29 | -30 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -73 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
