The Meizhou Hakka & Hangzhou head coaches Ristić and Martori are both afraid of and eagerly anticipating this vital match in the higher area of the Super League league table.
- Meizhou Hakka have the most points from losing position (8) in Super League
- Hangzhou have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Hangzhou when visiting Meizhou Hakka as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Meizhou and Hangzhou.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Huitang Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. Meizhou Hakka has recorded two wins in a row here at Huitang Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Meizhou Hakka's previous game was also played at home, ending 6-0 versus Hebei CFFC (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Meizhou Hakka "killed" Hebei CFFC in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Vukanović, having bagged a goal in four matches in a row. Yin (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Yin scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 50 successful passes (of 60 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dalian Yifang in a game that was won 4-2.There will be little rest for Meizhou after this match as they are travelling to Shanghai SIPG for a Super League game in only four days.
The Meizhou Hakka manager Ristić has got the team scoring with 24 from 10 home games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded.
Hangzhou form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Hangzhou are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
There were no winners in Hangzhou's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Shanghai Shenhua (placed 4th). Attacker Mushekwi got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Mushekwi scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Beijing Guoan.Lacking goals? 9 of this side's last 12 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hangzhou manager Martori as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Chengdu Qianbao.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hangzhou have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Hangzhou in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Meizhou Hakka victories, three draws and four Hangzhou wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. Mushekwi likes to face Meizhou Hakka and have scored 8 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vukanović 7 goals |  R. Santana da Silva 5 goals | G. Chen 3 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Hangzhou missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Hangzhou | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | 24 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| 15 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 82% |
| 56% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 18% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 47% |
| 31% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 41% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.4 | 13.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.2 | 13.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 35% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 31% |
| 10.1 | 9.9 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Hangzhou have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hangzhou have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Super League
- Hangzhou have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Meizhou Hakka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Meizhou Hakka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Meizhou Hakka have the most points from losing position (8) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka 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 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Meizhou Hakka | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | -41 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
