Shanghai Shenhua should be expected winners of this home match vs Shenzhen, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (8) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (52) in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Shanghai nor Shenzhen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shanghai Shenhua have to build on here at Shanghai Stadium in the Super League.
The club members are hoping that Shanghai Shenhua will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Dalian Professional (placed 14th). The forward Malele was announced as "man of the match" for Shanghai with the rating of 7.45/10. Malele hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Shanghai SIPG (0-5).Shanghai Shenhua are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Shanghai Stadium with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 7 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Shanghai Shenhua has won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Shanghai Shenhua has won by at least two goals 3 times when in this position.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shanghai Shenhua as they are travelling to their away game against Wuhan Three Towns in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Shanghai have conceded 11 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Shenzhen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shenzhen so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Shenzhen have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Shenzhen, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Cangzhou Mighty Lions (placed 10th). Defender Yuan was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Yuan won 6 of 8 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Henan Jianye wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Shenzhen are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 7 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 0 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Of the defeats, 5 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this club's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
The schedule is very tough for Shenzhen now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Dalian Professional is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Shenzhen can't defend away. 31 goals have been scored by the opposition in 10 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above. Shenzhen has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Shenhua have pulled off a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (5-3-0) when playing Shenzhen.It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Shenzhen - Shanghai 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Malele 6 goals |  H. Yu 5 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 5 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | 52 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 35% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 12.8 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 26% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 11.1 | 11.6 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 19.3 | 17.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7.7 | 6.3 |
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most clean sheets (8) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shenzhen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (31) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (52) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the the worst goal difference (-23) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Super League
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shenzhen have yet to win a game away.
- Shenzhen 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Nantong Zhiyun | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | -33 | 12 |
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