With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Guangzhou R&F fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Henan Jianye.
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have yet to win a game away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Guangzhou R&F and Henan Jianye.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Guangzhou R&F have to build on here at Yuexiushan Stadium in the Super League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 183 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Cardona was the last player to find the net. Guangzhou are confident in defense, having played 223 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Guangzhou manager J. van Gastel and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Shandong Luneng (placed 1st) in the Super League. Goalkeeper Jiaqi Han got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.34 out of ten. Han stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright that ended 0-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Guangzhou as they have a new game in only three days, a Super League match thankfully also at home. Guangzhou Evergrande are visiting.
A decent goal production from Guangzhou in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Super League for Henan Jianye with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Henan Jianye are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Super League against Qingdao Hainiu (placed 5th). Midfield player Chen Pu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.13/10. Pu scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A heroic performance from Jianye in their game against Qingdao Hainiu last time out. Things got complicated when Zhao Ke was sent off in the 34th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 2-0 victory!
A draw for Henan Jianye before that, at their own venue hosting Guangzhou Evergrande (1-1).The schedule is very tough for Henan Jianye now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Shenzhen is waiting in only three days.
2 goals so far away for Henan Jianye, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Guangzhou R&F-Henan Jianye H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Guangzhou R&F three wins, Henan Jianye four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Dourado 3 goals |   G. Costa Marques 2 goals |  T. De Leonco 2 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 5.2 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 3.3 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 40% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 64% |
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Henan Jianye have yet to win a 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Qingdao Hainiu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 8 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)