Henan Jianye expected to fight losing battle when facing Guangzhou Evergrande

The hosts Guangzhou Evergrande saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the AFC Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Urawa Reds, was also a home game here at Tianhe Stadium. The away team is better rested. That game was an away game at Urawa Reds, so at least Guangzhou Evergrande are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Henan Jianye is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats

Guangzhou Evergrande, who have the most scored goals (58) in Super League, are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Tianhe Stadium. 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

The Guangzhou Evergrande crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Urawa Reds here at Tianhe Stadium in a AFC Champions League match. In the game before, an away victory in the Super League match versus Shenzhen with a 3-2 scoreline.

Guangzhou Evergrande are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Tianhe Stadium with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 21 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Guangzhou Evergrande has won 14 times, drawn 5 and lost 2. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Guangzhou Evergrande has won by at least two goals 10 times when in this position.

Guangzhou Evergrande have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tianhe Stadium with 21 goals in 12 league matches. Guangzhou Evergrande have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Henan Jianye form and stats

There's been little loot from Henan Jianye's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Henan Jianye only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. Bitter travels for Henan Jianye as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Tianjin Quanjian match.

Henan Jianye won their last game, 1-0 versus Chongqing Dangdai Lifan played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Shanghai SIPG's place.

Henan Jianye are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 24 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 8 wins, 2 draws and 14 defeats. Of the defeats, 4 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Henan Jianye have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Henan Jianye have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Henan Jianye - Guangzhou Evergrande 2-5 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Guangzhou Evergrande won 8 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Henan Jianye has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

Paulinho 16 goals / 4 assists

F. Ohandza 10 goals / 3 assists

Wei Shihao 9 goals / 6 assists

Guangzhou Evergrande missing players

Henan Jianye missing players