Which side will get all the points when Changchun Yatai go to play Henan Songshan Longmen? In this pre-match guide you'll find all the relevant information and data required to enjoy the game more.
- Henan Songshan Longmen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
Henan Songshan Longmen are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Changchun most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!
Henan Songshan Longmen form and stats
7 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Henan Songshan Longmen have to build on here at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium in the Super League. Ever since the Nantong Zhiyun game Henan Songshan Longmen has been unbeatable here at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium producing five straight wins.
Henan Songshan Longmen's last game was hosting Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (placed 12th) and winning 6-0. As mentioned above, Songshan "killed" Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Henan Songshan Longmen goalkeeper Wang did an outstanding job against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Zhong (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.93/10. Zhong scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 50 successful passes (of 55 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Hangzhou.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Songshan have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this team has seen three goals or more.
The Henan Songshan Longmen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Henan Songshan Longmen are not conceding a lot of goals here at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Changchun Yatai playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
The manager Chen was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Changchun's People Stadium. Changchun suffered a 0-3 loss to Shandong Luneng (placed 2nd). Changchun Yatai did not look prepared in the first half against Shandong Luneng and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shenzhen at their stadium, the result 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Changchun Yatai have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's last 12 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.
Changchun Yatai find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Changchun have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Henan Songshan Longmen and Changchun Yatai have duelled previously this season: Changchun Yatai - Henan Songshan Longmen 3-1. Data for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Henan Songshan Longmen, three draws and six wins for Changchun Yatai. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Čović 15 goals |   L. Tan 9 goals |  P. Zulj 5 goals |
Henan Songshan Longmen missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Henan Songshan Longmen | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 36 | 24 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 34 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 43 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 68% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 57% | 71% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 39% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 46% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 57% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 25% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 33% |
| 13.1 | 11 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 16.3 | 14.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
- Henan Songshan Longmen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 51 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 44 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 | -26 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Hainiu | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Pro | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | -21 | 19 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -49 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
