After the first set of fixtures it's Shandong Luneng - Nantong Zhiyun 0-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Super League match of the season?
This should be an engrossing match with lots of action and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Shandong Luneng form and stats
The season before, Shandong Luneng's league stats were 25 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, leading to 2nd place in the Super League. In these 34 matches they scored {87 goals} and gave away 29. Performing as the home team in the previous season Shandong Luneng delivered 15-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with {52 goals} and 7 conceded.
Cryzan was the last player to score a league goal for Shandong and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Shandong Luneng haven't scored in 194 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Hao led his Shandong Luneng to a defeat away at Shanghai Shenhua. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Son (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Son hit two key passes and had 65 successful passes (of 75 total).
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Wuhan Three Towns in the Super Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Hangzhou in only four days. This game is also played here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Let's have a look at how Nantong Zhiyun performed last season in the League One: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded {22 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 3 and lost 3 with 36/13 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Super League ended in defeat. Last season Nantong Zhiyun had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 11, drew 3 and lost 3.
Nantong Zhiyun play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Dalian Yifang (placed 4th). Morelatto got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, top player of the team. Morelatto hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
It was a League One defeat before that one as the away game against Shanghai Jiading wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nantong Zhiyun has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.
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Top Goalscorers
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Shandong Luneng missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Shandong Luneng | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Shandong Luneng | Last season | Nantong Zhiyun | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 15 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 81 | 46 | Scored | S | 36 | 62 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 88% | ||
| 91% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 66% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 25% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 9% | ||
| 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 38% | ||
| 47% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 56% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 18% | ||
| 6.4 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17.8 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 51% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 47% | ||
| 7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dalian Yifang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Henan Jianye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Nantong Zhiyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Shandong Luneng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Hangzhou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wuhan Three Towns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 Rongcheng | 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 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 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 |
| 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 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Qingdao Jonoon | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 53 | 76 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 40 | 70 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| 7 | Sichuan | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 51 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Guangxi Baoyun | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Shenyang Urban | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiading | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -27 | 34 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 33 | -35 | 24 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 44 | -52 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 40 | -59 | 10 |
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