This is a vital fight in the bottom part of the Super League, with both Guangzhou R&F and Guangzhou Evergrande going through more anxiety than joy. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the host team placed 17th and the away side in 16th position.
- Guangzhou R&F have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added motivation and importance.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super League.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
With 1 Super League win, 0 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Guangzhou R&F are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Guangzhou R&F supporters enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Tianjin Teda and win 2-0. This was their first victory after 13 straight league matches without winning! The talented striker Wenjie outperformed all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.04 out of 10. Wenjie scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Chengdu Qianbao with the scoreline 1-2.Guangzhou have scored 6 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for conceded goals, Guangzhou R&F's unpleasant statistic is 24 goals surrendered.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
Guangzhou Evergrande have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-0-7 (8 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Zheng, the Evergrande manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The attacking players of Guangzhou Evergrande have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 193 minutes.
Guangzhou Evergrande's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tianjin Teda that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Jianzhi got the top player rating of the team with 7.43/10. Jianzhi saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Hangzhou's place.Goals are few and far between in Evergrande's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. The Guangzhou Evergrande manager Zheng has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Guangzhou Evergrande have won at least one point in the last 7 fixtures (5-2-0) facing Guangzhou R&F.Top Goalscorers
  S. Wei 4 goals |   W. Song 2 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 37 | 24 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 53% |
| 69% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 47% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 7 | 6.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.9 | 7.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 10.5 | 9.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 15% | 22% |
| 16.5 | 17.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Guangzhou Evergrande 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 the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Super League
- 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 43 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Beijing Guoan | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Wuhan Zall | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Shenzhen | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Dalian Yifang | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -25 | 6 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -35 | 3 |
