Meizhou Hakka get ready to host Shandong Luneng for another appealing Super League match here at Huitang Stadium.
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Super League
These teams have little in common geographically as Shandong Luneng have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka have collected 0 points from their Super League home games so far after 0-0-2.
Meizhou Hakka travelled for their previous game, a trip to Dalian Yifang that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Ristić made a successful contribution in the game against Dalian Yifang, bringing on Shi who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfield player Henrique got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Henrique hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Wuhan Three Towns with the scoreline 1-2.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Meizhou as they are travelling to their away game against Changchun Yatai in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Meizhou Hakka has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
The Super League season is young and Shandong Luneng have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Beijing Guoan (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Liu, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Liu hit four key passes and won 12 of 19 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Hangzhou.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Chengdu Qianbao.
It's early days yet, but Shandong Luneng has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings involving these participants: Meizhou Hakka won zero, Shandong Luneng triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Shi 1 goals |  C. Ye 1 goals |  R. Dugalic 1 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 7 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.5 | 19 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 14.5 | 15.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Super League
| Meizhou Hakka | Last season | Shandong Luneng | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 30 | Scored | S | 35 | 81 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 58% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 48% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 66% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 41% | ||
| 15% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 25% | ||
| 42% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 47% | ||
| 33% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 47% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 6% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.3 | 17.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 51% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Shandong Luneng | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Shenzhen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Meizhou Hakka | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 65 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 65 |
| 5 | Chengdu Qianbao | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 58 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 42 | -45 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
