Cangzhou Mighty Lions have restored their energy after their 3-0-game against Hebei CFFC and are eager to meet Guangzhou R&F. Here's all the knowledge!
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Guangzhou is in the 15th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Cangzhou Mighty Lions is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they had a match only four days ago in the Super League. That game was an away game at Shenzhen, so at least Guangzhou R&F are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
With 3 Super League wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Guangzhou R&F are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Guangzhou R&F hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Wuhan Zall, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
A good away victory last time out for Guangzhou, who won 3-0 against Shenzhen (placed 14th). The attacker Wenjie was declared "man of the match" for Guangzhou R&F with a rating of 9.3/10. Wenjie scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Guangzhou R&F won a home game hosting Hebei CFFC (4-1).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guangzhou R&F here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games).
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
7-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cangzhou Mighty Lions in their Super League matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Cangzhou are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-0 against Hebei CFFC in their previous game.
A 0-3 loss hosting Shanghai Shenhua before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cangzhou Mighty Lions manager Šapurić as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Shanghai Shenhua.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 16 away games so far. Cangzhou struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games. When Cangzhou Mighty Lions is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Wuhan Zall, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande.
Head 2 Head
Cangzhou Mighty Lions - Guangzhou R&F 0-0 was the outcome when this pair of teams previously played each other, earlier this season. Data for the last five meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Guangzhou, two draws and one win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Costa Marques 6 goals |   O. Taty Maritu 6 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | 43 |
| 58 | 32 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 30 | 50 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 79% | 81% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 94% | 85% |
| 58% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 69% | 48% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 44% | 24% |
| 15% | 19% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 44% | 21% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 48% |
| 21% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 24% |
| 42% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 36% |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 10 | 9.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 30% | 24% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 49% | 40% |
| 14.1 | 15.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions 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 at home.
- 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 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 60 | 75 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 55 | 75 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 59 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 59 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Dalian Professional | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 45 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -40 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -27 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -33 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 33 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 111 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -93 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
