Meizhou Hakka know they are in for a difficult excursion to Guangzhou R&F and their Huitang Stadium. This guide has all the facts and figures you require ahead of the match.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Meizhou Hakka have created more than twice as many corners as Guangzhou R&F.
It's no vacation for neither Guangzhou R&F nor Meizhou Hakka 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.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F's struggle is real here at Huitang Stadium with only 7 points collected from 11 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-8.
Guangzhou are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Wuhan Zall. Tang, defender, was given a rating of 7.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Tang won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wuhan Three Towns (1-4).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Guangzhou R&F here at Huitang Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Guangzhou with 25 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Meizhou Hakka in their Super League matches away.
Meizhou Hakka won their last game, 3-2 versus Henan Jianye played at home. That win felt nice as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory. An amazing comeback from Meizhou last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to Yue scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. The end of the last match, against Henan Jianye, was very satisfying as Yue scored the winning goal deep into overtime. The attacker Henrique got a match rating of 8.13 in that game. Henrique signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Wuhan Zall that ended 0-0.The attacking power of Meizhou Hakka when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Meizhou Hakka have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended Meizhou Hakka - Guangzhou R&F 2-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vukanović 9 goals |  R. Santana da Silva 5 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 7 | 35 |
| 47 | 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 73% | 83% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 36% | 62% |
| 58% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 54% |
| 25% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 29% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 21% |
| 42% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 27% | 54% |
| 21% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 29% |
| 42% | 45% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 64% | 33% |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 24% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 18% | 32% |
| 14.9 | 16 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Meizhou Hakka have created more than twice as many corners as Guangzhou R&F.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 50 | 59 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 46 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 40 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | Chengdu Qianbao | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Shenzhen | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -18 | 27 |
| 14 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -26 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -28 | 13 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 39 | -66 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
