Super League: Two teams who have done well so far. Let's get ready for Guangzhou Evergrande - Shandong Luneng with this comprehensive preview!
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals (19) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Evergrande nor Shandong Luneng 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.
Shandong Luneng have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Guangzhou Evergrande, who have the most scored goals (19) in Super League, have collected seven points from their first three Super League games here at Tianhe Stadium, a promising start. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Evergrande after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Evergrande travelled for their previous game, a trip to Guangzhou R&F that ended 3-3. The attacker Elkeson was "man of the match" for Guangzhou Evergrande with a rating of 8.52/10. Elkeson scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 33 total). A goal frenzy last time out for Evergrande, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Guangzhou R&F. Fun stuff to watch! The hometeam coach F. Cannavaro made a successful contribution in the game against Guangzhou R&F, bringing on Aloisio who scored the equalizer in the 3-3 draw.
Before that match, a win away at Qingdao Hainiu.There will be little rest for Evergrande after this match as they are travelling to Shenzhen for a Super League game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Evergrande's attacking play is working. Evergrande's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
2-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shandong Luneng, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Super League, in their Super League matches away.
The supporters enjoyed Shandong's previous game versus Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (placed 8th), a Super League 3-1 win played at home. Xin Xu got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. Xu scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 60 successful passes (of 62 total).
Prior to that result Shandong won their away game at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. The scoreline was 2-0.After this away game Shandong Luneng return home for a Super League game against Henan Jianye. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Shandong's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Shandong Luneng - Evergrande 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Evergrande, zero draws and three wins for Shandong Luneng. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  E. de Oliveira Cardoso 5 goals |   M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 4 goals |  T. Guo 4 goals |
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Guangzhou Evergrande | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6.5 | 7.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | 1.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.8 | 11.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 43% | 54% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 64% | 42% |
- All of Guangzhou Evergrande's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Shandong Luneng's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have not yet lost a game at home.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals (19) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the the best goal difference (+11) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Guangzhou Evergrande haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Guangzhou Evergrande is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Shandong Luneng have not yet lost a game.
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the most clean sheets (5) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Qingdao Hainiu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 7 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 4 |