On paper it looks like advantage Shanghai Shenhua in this game against Tianjin Teda, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Tianjin Teda have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Super League
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 Tianjin Teda.
Tianjin Teda have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Shanghai Shenhua so far this season.
A strong away win for Shanghai against Dalian Professional the last match, as Christian Bassogog (2), Giovanni Moreno and Adrian Mierzejewski were on target. Christian Bassogog (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.12/10. Bassogog scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 5 of 6 times. A goal frenzy last time out for Shanghai, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Dalian Professional. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that game, the home loss against Changchun Yatai with the scoreline 1-2.The manager K. Choi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Beijing Guoan in only three days.
Shanghai has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Shanghai have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tianjin Teda, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Super League, in their Super League matches away.
Tianjin had fun at their own home (Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium) last time out, beating Beijing Guoan 3-1. Shi Yan, Tong Zhou and Jules Iloki scored. Midfielder Tong Zhou was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Zhou scored one goal and hit one key pass. Tianjin goalie Jingqi Fang was high and low in the Beijing Guoan game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
Before that, Tianjin Teda travelled to Wuhan Zall and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Shanghai SIPG.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tianjin's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. Tianjin are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Tianjin Teda - Shanghai 1-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Shanghai won five, Tianjin Teda triumphed in three and we saw two draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  C. Mougang Bassogog 4 goals |  A. Mierzejewski 3 goals |  J. Iloki 3 goals |
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Tianjin Teda missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Tianjin Teda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 60% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 58% |
| 33% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 6.1 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16.6 | 15.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 24% | 21% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 20% | 32% |
- Shanghai Shenhua have created more than twice as many corners as Tianjin Teda.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tianjin Teda have scored away.
- Tianjin Teda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Tianjin Teda have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 9 |
| 7 | Wuhan Zall | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 8 | Dalian Professional | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 7 |
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