Get ready for Hebei CFFC - Dalian Professional! Despite the season performances so far this game should be cracking!
- Hebei CFFC have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Super League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Dalian Professional when visiting Hebei as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Hebei CFFC form and stats
Hebei CFFC have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Super League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
In their previous game, the manager J. Kim led his Hebei to a defeat in the Super League match away at Shanghai SIPG. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Defender Lin Cui got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Cui hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, Hebei CFFC won a home game hosting Changchun Yatai (2-1).The match schedule is unforgiving for Hebei as they have a new game in only three days, a Super League match thankfully also at home. Tianjin Teda are visiting.
Hebei has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Hebei CFFC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dalian Professional form and stats
It's not happening yet for Dalian Professional on their Super League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Professional's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Professional delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Wuhan Zall (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Super League game. Zhenao Wang got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Wang served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the Dalian Professional manager J. González López faced defeat when travelling to Shanghai Shenhua and losing 2-3.A quick return to home after this game, as Professional are hosting Beijing Guoan in the Super League only three days away.
The attacking power of Professional when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Dalian Professional are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 2 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Dalian Professional - Hebei 0-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Hebei victories, two draws and one Dalian Professional win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Yin 2 goals |   M. Danielsson 2 goals |  Q. Wang 1 goals |
Hebei CFFC missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Hebei CFFC | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 6 | 7.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.3 | 11 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 29% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 33% |
- All of Dalian Professional's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Hebei CFFC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dalian Professional have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Dalian Professional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dalian Professional have lost all their away matches so far.
- Dalian Professional have the fewest points (0) away in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the most conceded goals (8) away in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Super League
- Dalian Professional have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dalian Professional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hebei CFFC have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hebei CFFC have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Changchun Yatai | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 5 |
| 7 | Wuhan Zall | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 8 | Dalian Professional | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
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