Super League: First-class against below average, at least based on the matches so far. Shanghai Shenhua - Changchun Yatai. Home victory or a shock result?
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game at home.
- Changchun Yatai have the most conceded goals (13) away in Super League
These teams have little in common geographically as Changchun Yatai have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Shanghai Shenhua at their home stadium (Jinzhou Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Shanghai here at Jinzhou Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The home team returns to Jinzhou Stadium after drawing with Wuhan Zall (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Midfield player Cao got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Cao scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 7 of 8 times and had 44 successful passes (of 54 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Hebei CFFC.The Shanghai Shenhua fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively Shanghai have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Changchun Yatai have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far.
Changchun Yatai play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-6 to Henan Jianye (placed 3rd). Changchun Yatai lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 2-6 beating and focus on this one. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Negrão and that is impressive! The attacker Negrão got a match rating of 8.35 in that game. Negrão scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Shandong Luneng.Goals from both teams? This club's most recent fixtures suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Changchun have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Changchun Yatai's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 13 goals in 5 travels. Changchun has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Shenhua-Changchun Yatai H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shanghai Shenhua four wins, Changchun Yatai three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Zhu 5 goals |   G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 4 goals |  Y. Cao 3 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 10 | 13 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 80% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| 60% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.7 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 59% | 67% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 47% | 47% |
| 8.8 | 8.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 15.4 | 13.4 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Changchun Yatai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Changchun Yatai have the most conceded goals (13) away in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Shanghai SIPG | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Shenzhen | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Hangzhou | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Tianjin Teda | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Wuhan Zall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Dalian Yifang | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -16 | 3 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 3 |
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