Qingdao Hainiu stubborn opponents but Guangzhou Evergrande expect victory

It's no vacation for neither Evergrande nor Qingdao Hainiu as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats

Guangzhou Evergrande, who have the most scored goals (34) in Super League, have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. After failing to beat Guangzhou R&F here at Tianhe Stadium, Evergrande has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

A good away victory last time out for Evergrande, who won 5-1 against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (placed 6th). Attacking player Ricardo Goulart bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 9.82 out of 10. Goulart scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 60 total). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Guangzhou Evergrande played a great game against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Before that, Guangzhou Evergrande had a home game versus Henan Jianye which ended with a victory 2-0.

Everyone expects Evergrande to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found seven games: five home wins, one draw and one defeat. Guangzhou Evergrande have won with at least two goals margin four times in similar situations.

Evergrande are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Tianhe Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 16 goals in 6 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.

Qingdao Hainiu form and stats

There's been little loot from Qingdao Hainiu's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Super League. Qingdao Hainiu only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. Qingdao are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost eight in a row. It's been 12 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Chongqing Dangdai Lifan game.)

Qingdao are looking to quickly end their 287 minutes long goal drought in the Super League.

Home advantage was not enough for Qingdao in their previous game, as they lost their Super League-match, hosting Henan Jianye, 0-1. Midfielder Peng Lü was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.04. Lü had 37 successful passes (of 40 total).

Prior to that match, the Qingdao manager J. Wu faced defeat when travelling to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan and losing 0-1.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 13 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with three wins, six draws and four defeats. one game were lost by at least two goals margin.

Goals are few and far between in Qingdao's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. In the opposite end, Qingdao have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Qingdao Hainiu - Guangzhou Evergrande 0-6.

Top Goalscorers

E. de Oliveira Cardoso 8 goals

R. Goulart Pereira 7 goals

S. Wei 5 goals

Guangzhou Evergrande missing players

Qingdao Hainiu missing players