Preview: 49 points stand between the teams so far, Shandong Luneng on top. Will Guangzhou Evergrande take the guests by surprise?
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It's quite the trip for Shandong Luneng when visiting Guangzhou Evergrande as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Guangzhou Evergrande's results here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the Super League have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Guangzhou Evergrande are slowly digging their own grave here at Jinjiang Sports Center with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 306 minutes without scoring a league goal. Shihao was the last player to find the net. The Evergrande goalkeeper Shibo Liu is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 241 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Guangzhou Evergrande, who played 0-0 against Guangzhou R&F. That match was also played at this venue (Jinjiang Sports Center). Liu, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.84 out of 10 in that game. Liu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Tianjin Teda that finished 0-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guangzhou Evergrande here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). 20 goals have been conceded. When Evergrande hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Wuhan Yangtze, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Shenzhen), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Playing away, Shandong Luneng have won 9 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Super League this season.
Shandong Luneng has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Wuhan Three Towns for a 1-1 draw. Zheng, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Zheng won 11 of 15 duels.
A 2-3 loss hosting Cangzhou Mighty Lions before that.Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this side's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
The Shandong Luneng manager Hao has got the team scoring on the road, with 31 away goals in 15 league matches. Shandong have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other earlier on this season: Shandong Luneng - Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Guangzhou Evergrande won six, Shandong Luneng triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 21 goals |  M. Lima Magalhães 10 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | 69 |
| 51 | 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 25 |
| 83% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| 47% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 67% | 66% |
| 20% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| 43% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 60% | 48% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 33% | 48% |
| 50% | 43% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 24.4 | 18.7 | 17.6 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 24% | 31% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 47% | 50% |
| 14.4 | 15.2 | 20.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shandong Luneng have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng have scored more than double the goals of Guangzhou Evergrande.
- Shandong Luneng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 68 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 55 |
| 4 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 50 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 38 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -27 | 30 |
| 15 | Wuhan Yangtze | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -31 | 16 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -31 | 16 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 15 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 30 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -89 | -6 |
