Shanghai Shenhua have succeeded in 7 home wins so far, Shenzhen have won 4 away. Who improves their records after this one?
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shenzhen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
Shanghai Shenhua can neither be promoted or relegated from Super League. Shenzhen are staying put at 14th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.
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 busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Shanghai Shenhua at their home stadium (Pennant Hills Park) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Pennant Hills Park, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Guangzhou R&F game.
The Shanghai Shenhua manager Wu and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Henan Jianye (placed 7th). The forward He was declared "man of the match" for Shanghai with a rating of 8.15/10. He scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.Shanghai Shenhua has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Shanghai Shenhua have conceded only 15 goals.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Super League, after 4-2-9 (15 played). With the Shenzhen losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Viana (own goal) was the last player to score for the away team. Shenzhen haven't scored a league goal in the last 447 minutes.
Shenzhen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Guangzhou R&F proved too strong as Shenzhen slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre. Midfielder Ning was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Ning dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Prior to that match, the Shenzhen manager Zhang faced defeat when travelling to Shandong Luneng and losing 0-8.Observe: 9 of the latest 11 league matches featuring this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
Shenzhen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 16 goals have been scored. For Shenzhen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai have avoided defeat in the last 6 fixtures (3-3-0) against Shenzhen.This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Shenzhen - Shanghai Shenhua 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Zhu 8 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 8 goals |  C. Mougang Bassogog 5 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 40 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 34 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 37 | 69 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 76% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 87% | 88% |
| 36% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 59% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 19% |
| 55% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 44% |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 9.9 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 44% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 28% |
| 9.9 | 9.6 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.3 | 13.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shenzhen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 60 | 75 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 55 | 75 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 59 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 59 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 45 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -40 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -27 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -33 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 33 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 111 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -93 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
