This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Super League game of the season. Both Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
It's quite the trip for Beijing Guoan when visiting Shanghai Shenhua as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Last season, Shanghai Shenhua's league statistics were 5 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Super League. Over these 14 matches they scored 16 goals and conceded 15. Playing at home last season Shanghai Shenhua managed 2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 12 conceded.
Beijing Guoan form and stats
A quick return to home after this game, as Beijing Guoan are hosting Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League only zero days away.
Let's have a look at how Beijing Guoan performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 1 with 15/13 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Shenhua-Beijing Guoan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shanghai Shenhua two wins, Beijing Guoan six wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Beijing Guoan missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Last season | Beijing Guoan | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 25 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 65% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 85% | ||
| 30% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 75% | ||
| 30% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 70% | 55% | ||
| 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 45% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 90% | 75% | ||
| 45% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 10% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dalian Yifang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shanghai SIPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Wuhan Zall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |