Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Shanghai Shenhua in 4th and Shandong Luneng in 3rd place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shandong Luneng, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Super League, have collected 4 points from their Super League home games so far after 1-1-2. Shanghai are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Dalian Sports Center, having lost their two previous games here.
Shanghai Shenhua travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shenzhen that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Shanghai Shenhua lost 1-4 at home to Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Shanghai manager K. Choi has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Shanghai Shenhua have allowed the opposition to score 11 goals here at Dalian Sports Center.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Playing away, Shandong Luneng have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Super League this season. Shandong Luneng has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The attacking players of Shandong have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 212 minutes.
Shandong Luneng might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Jiangsu Suning proved too strong as Shandong slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Dalian Professional.
A new game in only four days for Shandong, the Super League home match versus Guangzhou Evergrande. Busy days.
The Shandong manager X. Li has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. It's not easy to score on Shandong Luneng as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Shandong Luneng - Shanghai 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Shanghai, four draws and four wins for Shandong Luneng. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Pellè 17 goals |  R. Krug Guedes 12 goals |   G. Moreno Cardona 11 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 56% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 33% | 75% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 44% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | 39 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 45 | 109 |
| 25 | 16 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 38 |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 34% |
- All of Shanghai Shenhua's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Shandong Luneng has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Shandong Luneng has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Shandong Luneng have not yet lost a game away.
- Shandong Luneng have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shandong Luneng have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Shanghai Shenhua has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Shanghai Shenhua has the most clean sheets (4)
- Shanghai Shenhua have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Shanghai Shenhua have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Dalian Professional | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -15 | 7 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)