Another entertaining fixture in the Super League. Shanghai Shenhua is in the 2nd position from completing two fixtures. They welcome Wuhan Three Towns who are placed 1st from two fixtures.
Shanghai Shenhua have less rest than Wuhan Three Towns in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Jinzhou Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Wuhan Three Towns have had more rest.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua have only played one Super League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 4 matches.
Shanghai are confident in defense, having played 417 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Shanghai Shenhua's last game was hosting Shanghai SIPG (placed 15th) and winning 2-0. Cao, who plays in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 8.15 (out of 10). Cao signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Guangzhou Evergrande and winning 1-0.Shanghai Shenhua are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Hebei CFFC awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Shanghai Shenhua at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Playing away, Wuhan Three Towns have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Super League this season.
Wuhan Three Towns have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dianzuo Liu. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
Wuhan won their last game, 6-0 versus Guangzhou Evergrande played at home. As mentioned above, Wuhan Three Towns was the only team on the pitch versus Guangzhou Evergrande in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Stanciu was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.62. Stanciu scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at Hebei CFFC.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Wuhan Zall.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Wuhan Three Towns has managed 4 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Shanghai Shenhua | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 30 | 24.5 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Last season | Wuhan Three Towns | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 34 | 73 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 79% | ||
| 45% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 62% | ||
| 27% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 38% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 55% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 53% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 41% | ||
| 27% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 6% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.7 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 52% | ||
| 7 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Wuhan Zall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Dalian Professional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Shenzhen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shandong Luneng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Tianjin Teda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Hangzhou | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Chengdu Qianbao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Shanghai SIPG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 17 | Hebei CFFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Shenhua | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Henan Jianye | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Wuhan Zall | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Dalian Professional | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 11 |
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