These two teams have had some difficulties so far, but a win and three points in this important game would definitely be a big help. Let's hear it for Hebei CFFC - Shenzhen!
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest scored goals (15) in Super League
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
For Hebei relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shenzhen have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Hebei CFFC form and stats
Hebei CFFC's results here at Langfang City Sports Center in the Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 14 defeats. Hebei CFFC are slowly digging their own grave here at Langfang City Sports Center with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 193 minutes without scoring a league goal. Liao was the last player to find the net.
Hebei CFFC experienced an unpredictable loss 0-4 against Beijing Guoan in their previous game, also played at home. Hebei CFFC were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Hebei's goalkeeper Jiajun was extremely busy against Beijing Guoan, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Luan, defender, was given a rating of 7.2/10 in that game, top of the team. Luan won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Meizhou Hakka with the scoreline 0-4.Goals keep flowing in this team's league rounds, with 7 in a row having at least three goals (over 2.5).
Hebei CFFC have scored {9 league goals} here from 15 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Hebei have let the opposition score 57 times, an average of more than three per game.
Shenzhen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats. Recent form does not give Shenzhen much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Hebei CFFC will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager Zhang was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre. Shenzhen suffered a 0-2 loss to Changchun Yatai (placed 12th). Zhang got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Zhang hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times and had 50 successful passes (of 60 total).
A 1-2 loss hosting Wuhan Yangtze before that.Shenzhen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Shenzhen have conceded 27 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. When Shenzhen is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Wuhan Yangtze, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Guangzhou R&F, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande.
Head 2 Head
Shenzhen have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Hebei.Shenzhen - Hebei CFFC 2-1 was the result in these contenders' latest H2H fixture, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Opoku Acheampong 8 goals |   W. Zhang 6 goals |  L. Gao 4 goals |
Hebei CFFC missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Hebei CFFC | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 104 | 57 | 11 | Conceded | C | 6 | 27 | 56 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 87% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| 80% | 80% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 60% | 73% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 28% |
| 37% | 40% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 17% |
| 40% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 48% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 17% |
| 60% | 60% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 6.3 | 5.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 33% | 29% |
| 19.4 | 19.9 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.3 | 12.9 |
| 7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
- Hebei CFFC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hebei CFFC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hebei CFFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest points (3) at home in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest scored goals (15) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the most conceded goals (104) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the most conceded goals (57) at home in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the most conceded goals in the first half (45) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the most conceded goals in the second half (59) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the most matches over the total-line (24) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the the worst goal difference (-48) at home in Super League
- Hebei CFFC have the the worst goal difference (-89) in Super League
- Hebei CFFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hebei CFFC is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Shenzhen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Rongcheng | 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 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 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 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
