An important duel in the bottom section of the Super League, with both Guangzhou R&F and Qingdao Hainiu experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 6th and the visitors in 7th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super League this season. Guangzhou R&F, who have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Super League, have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Dalian University Stadium.
Ye Chugui was the last player to score a league goal for Guangzhou and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Guangzhou R&F haven't scored in 270 minutes. Guangzhou are confident in defense, having played 217 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Dalian University Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Qingdao Hainiu on their last time out; the Super League game ended 0-0. 0-0 away at Shandong Luneng before that.
Guangzhou have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Guangzhou have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Qingdao Hainiu form and stats
There's been little loot from Qingdao Hainiu's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Super League. Qingdao Hainiu only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Qingdao are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Qingdao Hainiu played 0-0 against Guangzhou R&F in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Hebei CFFC's place.
The visiting Qingdao Hainiu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 7 games. Qingdao have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Qingdao Hainiu - Guangzhou R&F 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Guangzhou wins - draws - Qingdao Hainiu wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Cordova 15 goals |  D. Saba 13 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Qingdao Hainiu missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Qingdao Hainiu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 87% |
| 73% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 80% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 47% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 156 | 82 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 44 | 119 |
| 51 | 23 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| 27% | 22% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 39% |
- Guangzhou R&F has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- 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 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 15 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 6 |
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