Fixate on their own game or focus more on the opponent? Both Guangzhou Evergrande and Guangzhou R&F must try something more original than earlier this season. Read more!
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Guangzhou Evergrande's struggle is real here at Tianhe Stadium with only 10 points collected from 13 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-7. When Guangzhou Evergrande hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Wuhan Zall, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Stress levels are on the rise for Guangzhou Evergrande's attacking players as they have now played 216 minutes without scoring in a league game. Shihao was their last goal scorer.
The Evergrande coach Zheng and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Tianjin Teda (placed 8th). Guangzhou Evergrande's goalie Liu played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Tianjin Teda with a stunning six saves. The goalie Liu was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.15 out of ten. Liu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chengdu Rongcheng (0-2).With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Guangzhou Evergrande defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
There's been little loot from Guangzhou R&F's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the Super League. Guangzhou R&F only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. Football is a nightmare at the moment for Guangzhou who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.
Guangzhou R&F might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shanghai SIPG proved too strong as Guangzhou R&F slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Yuexiushan Stadium. Guangzhou goalkeeper Yuchen enjoyed a super day vs Shanghai SIPG, but despite pulling off seven saves the defeat could not be helped. Defender Yuncheng was the best team player with a rating of 7.73. Yuncheng won 2 of 3 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at Tianjin Teda before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Guangzhou R&F are hosting Shanghai Shenhua in the Super League only four days away.
The attacking power of Guangzhou when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Guangzhou R&F struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games. When Guangzhou R&F is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Wuhan Zall, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Shenzhen.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams faced each other earlier this campaign; Guangzhou R&F - Evergrande 1-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Guangzhou Evergrande won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Guangzhou R&F have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Wei 5 goals |   W. Song 3 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 51 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 26 | 56 |
| 86% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 97% |
| 62% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 79% |
| 48% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | 59% |
| 21% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 21% |
| 17% | 23% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 14% |
| 45% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 21% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 17% |
| 48% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 47% | 45% |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 8.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 24% | 32% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 32% |
| 14.5 | 15.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 13.9 | 15 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou R&F have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 68 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 29 | 55 |
| 4 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 50 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Dalian Professional | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 30 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -30 | 16 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -31 | 16 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 29 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 15 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 29 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 100 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -85 | -6 |
