Guangzhou R&F hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 6th position in the Super League table. Visiting Shanghai Shenhua holds 4th place with 15 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Guangzhou nor Shanghai Shenhua 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shanghai Shenhua, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F's struggle is real here at Dalian University Stadium with only 6 points collected from 6 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Dalian University Stadium.
Guangzhou's last game was hosting Dalian Professional (placed 7th) and winning 1-0. 1-1 away at Shanghai Shenhua (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) before that.
Manager G. van Bronckhorst felt very clever after Chugui Ye scored the winning goal against Dalian Professional, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 69th minute. A late climax in the match against Dalian Professional as the winning goal came three minutes into overtime; scored by Chugui Ye.
Guangzhou are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Shandong Luneng awaits in three days.
Guangzhou R&F aren't scoring a lot here at Dalian University Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. As for conceded goals, Guangzhou R&F's unpleasant statistic is 15 goals surrendered.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Shanghai Shenhua, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Super League, playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The Shanghai manager K. Choi is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 24 days. One point away has become something of a habit for Shanghai who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Shanghai Shenhua's last game was the home draw against Jiangsu Suning (0-0). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Guangzhou R&F (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties).
A quick return to home after this game, as Shanghai Shenhua are hosting Henan Jianye in the Super League only three days away.
Shanghai are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. Shanghai are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Shanghai Shenhua - Guangzhou R&F 2-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Guangzhou R&F, three draws and four wins for Shanghai Shenhua. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Guangzhou R&F missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 26 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 58% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 17% | 50% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 67% | 42% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | 75 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 77 | 137 |
| 47 | 21 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| 30% | 24% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | 32% |
- 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.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -12 | 14 |
| 7 | Dalian Professional | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)