Sit down for a show! The leading roles are Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Luneng, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the length.
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shandong Luneng have the most clean sheets (7) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Shandong Luneng when visiting Shanghai Shenhua as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Luneng should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Super League games here at Jinzhou Stadium for Shanghai Shenhua. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shanghai Shenhua, who played 0-0 against Changchun Yatai. That match was also played at this venue (Jinzhou Stadium). Feng was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.24 out of 10. The defender Feng won 2 of 3 duels.
Before that, Shanghai played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Wuhan Zall.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shanghai Shenhua as they are travelling to their away game against Chengdu Rongcheng in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Shanghai are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Defensively Shanghai Shenhua have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Shandong Luneng's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shandong Luneng collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Super League. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Shandong Luneng have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
It's the second away game in a row for Shandong, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Tianjin Teda (placed 11th) last time out. Which player has bagged at least one goal five games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Cryzan and that is impressive! Cryzan, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.05. Cryzan scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Dalian Professional at their stadium, the result 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Shandong Luneng now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Hebei CFFC is waiting in only four days.
Shandong Luneng find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Shandong have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shanghai Shenhua two wins, four draws and Shandong Luneng four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Zhu 5 goals |   C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 5 goals |  Y. Cao 3 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 9% |
| 55% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 27% |
| 45% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 64% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 9% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 12.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 24 | 21.2 | 18.6 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 59% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 27% | 42% |
| 9 | 9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.3 | 6.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
- 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.
- Shandong Luneng have the most clean sheets (7) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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.
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 31 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Shanghai SIPG | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Shenzhen | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Wuhan Zall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
| 17 | Hebei CFFC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -18 | 3 |
| 18 | Guangzhou R&F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 3 |
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