Struggling Guangzhou R&F will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Beijing Guoan in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither Guangzhou R&F nor Beijing Guoan 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.
It's quite the trip for Beijing Guoan when visiting Guangzhou R&F as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Guangzhou R&F, who have the most conceded goals (71) in Super League, have to build on here at Yuexiushan Stadium in the Super League. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Guangzhou R&F, their manager D. Stojković and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The Guangzhou R&F fans got no joy from their last match, a Super League game also here at Yuexiushan Stadium: A 1-4 defeat against Beijing Guoan (placed 2nd). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Wuhan Zall.
Guangzhou R&F's goalkeeper Yuelei Cheng was extremely busy against Beijing Guoan, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 8 saves.
Guangzhou R&F can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 32 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Guangzhou R&F with 32 goals conceded in these matches.
Beijing Guoan form and stats
Beijing Guoan have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 10-1-4 from 15 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Beijing Guoan on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Two travels in a row for Beijing Guoan, whose manager B. Génésio could celebrate last time after the Super League win against Guangzhou R&F. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shanghai Shenhua at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Beijing Guoan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Guangzhou R&F - Beijing Guoan 1-4. Guangzhou R&F-Beijing Guoan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Guangzhou R&F 1 win, Beijing Guoan 6 wins, 3 draws. 9 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Zahavi 28 goals |   Renato Augusto 14 goals |  D. Saba 13 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Beijing Guoan missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Beijing Guoan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 54 | 32 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 57 |
| 71 | 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 79% |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 62% |
| 69% | 73% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 24% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 83% | 87% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 48% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 47% | 38% |
| 14% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 412 | 223 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 243 | 479 |
| 145 | 82 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 88 | 184 |
| 37% | 39% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | 31% |
- All of Guangzhou R&F's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Beijing Guoan has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
- Beijing Guoan has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
- Beijing Guoan has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Beijing Guoan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Beijing Guoan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Guangzhou R&F has the most conceded goals (71)
- Guangzhou R&F has the most conceded goals in the first half (32)
- Guangzhou R&F has the most matches over the total-line (20)
- Guangzhou R&F has the most points from losing position (19)
- Guangzhou R&F have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F 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 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 67 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 63 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 51 |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 38 |
| 9 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Guangzhou R&F | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 32 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | Hebei CFFC | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -19 | 30 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing Renhe | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -37 | 14 |