Welcome to Shanghai Stadium and the game featuring Shanghai Shenhua and Nantong Zhiyun in the Super League. Here's everything you should know!
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
The visiting Nantong Zhiyun played their last game only four days ago, a FA Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Heilongjiang Lava Spring. 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
12 points is a decent return from 6 Super League games here at Shanghai Stadium for Shanghai Shenhua. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The home fans are hungry for more even though Shanghai Shenhua have been steadily collecting points here at Shanghai Stadium through three straight draws.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Shanghai Shenhua, as their goalkeeper Yaxiong Bao has completely shut out the opponents for 243 minutes in the Super League.
Shanghai are returning here after visiting Yunnan Yukun in a FA Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a Super League win away at Qingdao Jonoon.Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 10 have seen zero, one or two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shanghai Shenhua, as the Super League home game vs Tianjin Teda is only four days away.
Shanghai Shenhua have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Super League, after 0-2-4 (6 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Nantong are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Two trips in a row for Nantong Zhiyun, whose manager la Torre could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Heilongjiang Lava Spring.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Shanghai SIPG's place.A quick return to home after this game, as Nantong Zhiyun are hosting Meizhou Hakka in the Super League only four days away.
The attacking power of Nantong Zhiyun when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Nantong in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Shanghai Shenhua victory, zero draws and one Nantong Zhiyun win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Malele 5 goals |  R. Castillo Álvarez 4 goals |  H. Yu 3 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 58% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 13 | 21.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.8 | 13.2 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 15% |
| 11.8 | 13 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.7 | 14.1 |
| 4.2 | 5.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nantong Zhiyun have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun have yet to win a game away.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (6) 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Dalian Professional | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
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