This season has been grim for Guangzhou R&F up to now, while Beijing Guoan have enjoyed success. Will the highest placed triumph again at Jinjiang Sports Center?
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Beijing Guoan have scored at least twice as many goals away as Guangzhou R&F have scored home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Beijing Guoan, who are travelling more than 2100 kilometers to play this game.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F's results here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the Super League have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 9 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Guangzhou R&F to get some points in this home game.
Guangzhou are returning here after guesting Xi'an Ronghai in a FA Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that game, the home loss against Meizhou Hakka with the scoreline 0-1.Guangzhou R&F are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Chengdu Rongcheng awaits in four days.
Guangzhou have scored {8 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Guangzhou R&F with 26 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Guangzhou R&F hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Wuhan Zall, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Beijing Guoan form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Beijing Guoan have produced an overall stat of 5-3-3 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Beijing Guoan are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Beijing delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Jingchuan Wenhui in their previous game; a FA Cup duel.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Wuhan Zall in the Super League.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Beijing Guoan manager Menzo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Shanghai Shenhua.
Beijing Guoan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Beijing Guoan have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Beijing Guoan - Guangzhou 1-0. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Guangzhou R&F won two games, two matches ended with a tie and Beijing Guoan managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Zhang 15 goals |  X. Zhang 4 goals |   W. Song 3 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Beijing Guoan missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Beijing Guoan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| 48 | 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 80% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 56% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 73% | 64% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 44% |
| 16% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 44% | 50% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 20% |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 12.7 | 14 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 31% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 34% |
| 14.7 | 15.5 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Beijing Guoan have created more than twice as many corners as Guangzhou R&F.
- Beijing Guoan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Beijing Guoan have scored at least twice as many goals away as Guangzhou R&F have scored home.
- Beijing Guoan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -27 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | -70 | 0 |
