Shanghai Shenhua are chasing the top league positions while Henan Jianye are more worried about escaping relegation. Who will get the points?
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Henan Jianye could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Super League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Shanghai SIPG. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua have collected 11 points from their Super League home games so far after 3-2-0. Shanghai have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Shanghai Shenhua faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chengdu Qianbao (1-2). Until that fixture this club had gone eight consecutive league fixtures without being beaten. Amadou (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.31/10. Amadou hit one key pass and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
In the match before that, Shanghai Shenhua hosted Beijing Guoan and drew the game 1-1.As for guarding their own goal, Shanghai have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Henan Jianye form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Super League. Henan Jianye seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
It might be tough going out on the road again for Henan Jianye, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Shanghai SIPG (placed 1st). Huang, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.63. Huang served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Jianye secured a home win against Dalian Professional with the score 1-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Henan Jianye as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As for defending, Henan Jianye rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Shanghai, three draws and two wins for Henan Jianye. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Malele 4 goals |  H. Yu 3 goals |  B. Feng 2 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 11 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 28% | 24% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 25% |
| 11.8 | 13.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 12.7 |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Henan Jianye have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Henan Jianye have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Henan Jianye have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have yet to win a game away.
- Henan Jianye haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Super League
- 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Changchun Yatai | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Tianjin Teda | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Shandong Luneng | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Qingdao Jonoon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Hangzhou | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Dalian Professional | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Nantong Zhiyun | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
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