The hosts, Henan Jianye, should be the favourites in this match, but Tianjin Teda have proven both know-how and mettle. Read more about the match!
- Henan Jianye have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Henan Jianye are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Henan Jianye's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league win after three games without one. Midfield player Mierzejewski got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Mierzejewski scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Jianye played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Wuhan Zall.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in only four days. This game is also played here at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium.
Henan Jianye can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 22 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Henan Jianye's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Tianjin Teda have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.
Beric was the last player to score for the away team. Tianjin haven't scored a league goal in the last 283 minutes.
Tianjin Teda has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Guangzhou Evergrande for a 0-0 draw. Mérida got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Mérida hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-2 defeat away at Guangzhou R&F before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wuhan Zall in just four days.
Tianjin Teda find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Tianjin have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Henan Jianye have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Tianjin Teda.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva Monte 6 goals |  J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |   D. Ba 5 goals |
Henan Jianye missing players
Tianjin Teda missing players
| Henan Jianye | Tianjin Teda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 80% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 71% |
| 67% | 89% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 41% |
| 33% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 13% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 47% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 33% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 27% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.3 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 46% | 51% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | 36% |
| 12.5 | 13.6 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
- Henan Jianye have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Henan Jianye haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 43 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Beijing Guoan | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Wuhan Zall | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Shenzhen | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Dalian Yifang | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -25 | 6 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -35 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
