Super League: Two teams in fairly good shape get together for this game. Henan Jianye hold a tiny advantage with their 5th spot in the league table?
- Meizhou Hakka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Henan Jianye have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Super League
Henan Jianye have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Meizhou Hakka nor Henan Jianye as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka have played 12 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Vukanovic was the last player to score a league goal for Meizhou Hakka and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Meizhou Hakka haven't scored in 270 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Meizhou, facing Wuhan Yangtze in a game that ended 0-0. Midfield player Shi got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Shi hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 63 successful passes (of 71 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Changchun Yatai (0-1).Meizhou Hakka can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 25 times. Meizhou Hakka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Henan Jianye form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Henan Jianye have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
Henan Jianye play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Beijing Guoan (placed 6th). That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Wang got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Wang hit six key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shenzhen at their stadium, the result 2-0.Jianye find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The latest reported result involving both these contenders is the Henan Jianye - Meizhou Hakka 0-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vukanović 9 goals |   L. da Silva Monte 8 goals | R. Santana da Silva 5 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 32 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 38 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 83% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 61% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 70% |
| 52% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 57% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 22% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 52% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 39% |
| 35% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 14.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 39% |
| 10.3 | 10 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11 | 11.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
- Henan Jianye have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Super League
- Meizhou Hakka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Meizhou Hakka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Henan Jianye have scored 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 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 48 | 56 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 35 | 56 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Hangzhou | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Chengdu Qianbao | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -22 | 18 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 13 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 38 | -65 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
