Shanghai Shenhua battle Changchun Yatai for recognition and football prosperity.
Changchun Yatai have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super League.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua have only played one Super League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.
The Shanghai Shenhua goalkeeper Zhen Ma is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 300 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.
A good away victory last time out for Shanghai Shenhua, who won 1-0 against Meizhou Hakka (placed 12th). Midfield player Xu got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Xu scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Shanghai won a home game hosting Shandong Luneng (1-0).There will be little rest for Shanghai Shenhua after this match as they are travelling to Shanghai SIPG for a Super League game in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Shanghai Shenhua's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 0 conceded.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Only one away game in the Super League so far for Changchun Yatai and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 victories, 6 draws and 5 losses from 17 travels.
Impressive finishing from Serginho and Chengjian (2) secured the home win 3-2 against Dalian Professional in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Chen when Chengjian scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute. Midfielder Serginho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.71. Serginho scored one goal, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that result Changchun Yatai won their away game at Hangzhou. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tianjin Teda in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Changchun Yatai has managed {2 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Shanghai won two games, five matches ended with a tie and Changchun Yatai managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.
Top Goalscorers
![]() C. Liao 2 goals | ![]() S. Soler de Oliveira Júnior 2 goals | ![]() X. Wu 1 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 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% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 10 | 14 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 13.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Last season | Changchun Yatai | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 30 | 49 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 31 | 50 | ||
| 91% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 85% | ||
| 76% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 71% | ||
| 35% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 53% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 59% | 41% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 53% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 26% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 35% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 44% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.9 | 13 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Changchun Yatai | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Dalian Professional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Shenzhen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Henan Jianye | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Nantong Zhiyun | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Shandong Luneng | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Wuhan Three Towns | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 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 Professional | 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 |
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