Three points for the home side is anticipated from this game if the league standings is to be trusted. The Shandong Luneng fans are hopeful that the mismatch between 2nd and Shenzhen's 13th spot in the table will be revealed on the arena.
- Shandong Luneng have the most clean sheets (9) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (25) away in Super League
It's quite the trip for Shenzhen when visiting Shandong Luneng as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
This promises to be an action-packed match with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Shandong Luneng have been very solid at home in the Super League so far, with 18 points collected from 6 matches (6-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Shandong Luneng has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium. We remember; it was Hangzhou.
Shandong lost their last game at Shanghai Shenhua (placed 4th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that fixture this team had gone nine consecutive league rounds without a defeat. ho (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. ho had 87 successful passes (of 100 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Wuhan Yangtze and winning 2-1.Goals decide football matches and Shandong Luneng are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. Defensively Shandong have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-1-6 (9 played). With the Shenzhen losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Shenzhen are travelling again after losing away to Dalian Yifang in their previous match (1-5). Shenzhen lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one. Midfield player Mi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Mi served one assist and hit one key pass.
A 1-5 defeat away at Wuhan Three Towns before that.Shenzhen have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Shenzhen's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 25 goals in 9 travels. Shenzhen has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Shandong have won at least one point in the last 13 fixtures (9-4-0) versus Shenzhen.Top Goalscorers
  C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 8 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 6 goals |  M. Lima Magalhães 5 goals |
Shandong Luneng missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Shandong Luneng | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 34 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 87% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 40% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 56% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 20% |
| 7 | 6.5 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17.7 | 14.2 | 22.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 49% | 64% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 28% | 30% |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| 1.8 | 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shandong Luneng have the most clean sheets (9) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have won all their matches at home so far.
- Shandong Luneng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Shenzhen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (25) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Super League
- Shenzhen 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 | 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 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 | Wuhan Yangtze | 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 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -27 | 3 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -35 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
