Both Guangzhou Evergrande and Beijing Guoan are craving for points in this match, in spite of the away team having a 38 point edge so far.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Beijing Guoan have scored more than double the goals of Guangzhou Evergrande.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Beijing Guoan, who are travelling more than 2100 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!
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
With 2 Super League wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Guangzhou Evergrande are certainly not brimming with confidence. With eight home Super League games in a row without a win, the Guangzhou Evergrande fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
The followers are hoping that Guangzhou Evergrande will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the FA Cup fixture against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
Preceding that match was a Super League defeat to Shandong Luneng (2-4).Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded 24 from these games. When Evergrande hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Wuhan Zall, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Shenzhen), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Beijing Guoan form and stats
8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Beijing Guoan playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
The Beijing Guoan goalkeeper Sen Hou is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 182 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Wang (2) and Zhang scored in Beijing Guoan's previous match, the home game against Changchun Yatai that ended 3-0. Midfield player Wang was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.15/10. Wang scored two goals, hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hebei CFFC at their stadium, the result 4-0.Take note that 8 of this club's 10 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Beijing's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 15 league matches away. Beijing Guoan's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other before in this season, with the result Beijing Guoan - Guangzhou Evergrande 4-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Guangzhou Evergrande wins - draws - Beijing Guoan wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Yang 9 goals |  S. Wei 6 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Beijing Guoan missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Beijing Guoan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | 54 |
| 55 | 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 42 |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 61% | 53% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 81% |
| 48% | 47% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 73% | 68% |
| 23% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| 19% | 27% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| 45% | 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 67% | 61% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| 48% | 40% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 25% | 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 33% | 32% |
| 14.5 | 15.3 | 19.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- Beijing Guoan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Beijing Guoan have scored more than double the goals of Guangzhou Evergrande.
- Beijing Guoan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 72 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 46 | 69 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Chengdu Qianbao | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 55 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 42 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -29 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -33 | 17 |
| 17 | Wuhan Zall | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -34 | 16 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -87 | -3 |
