Both Meizhou Hakka and Chengdu Rongcheng are longing for points in this match, even with the visitors carrying a 17 point edge so far this season.
- Meizhou Hakka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Super League
- Chengdu Rongcheng have not yet lost a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
With 1 Super League win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Meizhou Hakka are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Meizhou drew their last game, 2-2 away at Nantong Zhiyun (placed 14th). The Meizhou Hakka goalkeeper Cheng was crucial in the match against Nantong Zhiyun last time out, making seven saves.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hangzhou.Take note that 9 of the latest 12 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Chengdu Rongcheng form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 3 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Super League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shandong Luneng (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
A 0-1 loss hosting Beijing Guoan before that.A new game in only four days for Rongcheng, the Super League home match versus Henan Jianye. Busy days.
Chengdu Rongcheng are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Chengdu Rongcheng are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Chengdu Rongcheng have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Meizhou.Top Goalscorers
  C. Yang 4 goals |  C. Yin 3 goals |  C. Ye 2 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Chengdu Rongcheng missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 87% |
| 93% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 67% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 53% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 71% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 57% | 40% |
| 29% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 20% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 6.7 | 7 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.1 | 14 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 30% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| 15.4 | 15 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10 | 8.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
- Chengdu Rongcheng have not yet lost a game away.
- Meizhou Hakka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Meizhou Hakka have the fewest points (4) at home in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Dalian Yifang | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
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