A cursory glance at the Super League standings hint of an edge to Shanghai SIPG when they go to Guangzhou R&F. But; let's play the match before we elect a winner!
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Super League
Shanghai SIPG 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.
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 and Shanghai SIPG.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F's struggle is real here at Jinjiang Sports Center with only 7 points collected from 13 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-10. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Guangzhou R&F with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Hebei CFFC game, 36 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Guilherme was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Li led his Guangzhou to a defeat away at Tianjin Teda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jinjiang Sports Center. Midfielder Yongjia was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Yongjia dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chengdu Qianbao (0-3).Guangzhou R&F aren't scoring a lot here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the league, with only {9 goals} from 13 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Guangzhou R&F with 28 goals conceded in these matches. When Guangzhou R&F hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Wuhan Yangtze, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Recent form does not give Shanghai much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Guangzhou R&F will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager Leko was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Shanghai Stadium. Shanghai SIPG suffered a 1-3 loss to Henan Jianye (placed 4th). Vargas got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Vargas hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tianjin Teda wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Shanghai SIPG have scored 18 goals in 13 league games away. 14 goals have been conceded by Shanghai SIPG in these games.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (6-1-0) when playing Guangzhou.Guangzhou R&F and Shanghai SIPG have played each other already this season: Shanghai SIPG - Guangzhou R&F 2-0. Lei loves to meet Guangzhou and have scored 9 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 10 goals |  W. Lü 7 goals |  P. Ndiaye 6 goals |
Guangzhou R&F missing players
Shanghai SIPG missing players
| Guangzhou R&F | Shanghai SIPG | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 43 |
| 54 | 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 24 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 71% |
| 57% | 62% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 54% | 43% |
| 21% | 23% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 14% |
| 14% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 39% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 54% | 43% |
| 18% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 31% | 39% |
| 46% | 46% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 21% |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 35% |
| 14.4 | 14.9 | 18.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.5 | 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 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shanghai SIPG have created more than twice as many corners as Guangzhou R&F.
- Shanghai SIPG have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super League
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 54 | 65 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 52 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 50 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 49 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 44 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | -29 | 15 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -30 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -32 | 15 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -81 | -6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
