A total of 16 sets of matches are done and both Shanghai Shenhua and Meizhou Hakka are high up in the table. Bring it on!
- Meizhou Hakka have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super League
Meizhou Hakka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This should be an engaging match with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua have performed here at Jinzhou Stadium this season with 5 wins from 9 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
An away draw last time out for Shanghai, facing Hangzhou in a game that ended 1-1. Yu has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Badass! Wu (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Wu served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Shanghai Shenhua won a home game hosting Shandong Luneng (2-1).Shanghai Shenhua are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Shanghai Shenhua have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Playing away, Meizhou Hakka have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Super League this season.
183 minutes! That's how long the Meizhou goalkeeper Yu Hou and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Meizhou Hakka's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hangzhou that finished 0-0. Midfielder Kosović was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.35. Kosović hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).
Before that, Meizhou Hakka secured a home win against Hebei CFFC with the score 6-0.The attacking power of Meizhou Hakka when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vukanović 7 goals |   J. Zhu 5 goals |  R. Santana da Silva 5 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 65% |
| 31% | 22% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 53% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 56% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 59% |
| 38% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 12% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 24% |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 11.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 12.5 | 13.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 56% | 55% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 15% | 33% |
| 9.4 | 8.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 10.5 | 9.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
- Meizhou Hakka have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Meizhou Hakka have scored away.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 42 | 44 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Meizhou Hakka | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 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 Professional | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -24 | 9 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -43 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
