17th- against 9th position might not seem all that juicy. But look: Here's the data that makes Guangzhou R&F - Shanghai Shenhua (even) more absorbing!
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Super League
Shanghai Shenhua have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Guangzhou R&F have less rest than Shanghai Shenhua in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Guangzhou Evergrande, so at least Guangzhou R&F are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Super League this season. Guangzhou R&F have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses from their games here at Yuexiushan Stadium. With Guangzhou having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Li.
Guangzhou R&F drew their last game, 0-0 away at Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 16th). Defender Jiang got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Jiang won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Shanghai SIPG that was lost 1-2.Guangzhou aren't scoring a lot here at Yuexiushan Stadium in the league, with only {10 goals} from 14 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Guangzhou R&F with 30 goals conceded in these matches.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The visitors are W5-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.
Shanghai Shenhua might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dalian Yifang proved too strong as Shanghai Shenhua slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Hongkou Stadium. The attacker Zhu got a match rating of 7.11 in that game. Zhu scored one goal.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Hangzhou.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Shanghai Shenhua have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Shanghai have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended Shanghai Shenhua - Guangzhou R&F 1-1, earlier this season. Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Guangzhou R&F, three draws and four wins for Shanghai Shenhua. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Zhu 8 goals |  C. Mougang Bassogog 5 goals |  X. Yang 4 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 56 | 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 90% |
| 77% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 73% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 37% |
| 20% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 40% | 43% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 20% | 14% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 37% |
| 47% | 43% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 20% |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 31% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 51% | 45% |
| 14.6 | 16.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- 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 won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 68 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 55 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 50 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 38 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -27 | 30 |
| 15 | Wuhan Yangtze | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -31 | 16 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -31 | 16 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 15 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 30 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -89 | -6 |
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