Victory to the hosting team is predicted from this fixture if the league standings is to be believed. The Shanghai SIPG followers are hoping that the gap between 3rd and Cangzhou Mighty Lions's 13th position in the table will show on the arena.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Super League
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Cangzhou Mighty Lions when visiting Shanghai SIPG as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Shanghai nor Cangzhou Mighty Lions 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 SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG have performed here at Shanghai Stadium this season with 8 wins from 13 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Shanghai SIPG after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Shanghai SIPG's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Dalian Professional (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Leko when Feng scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute. The striker Lei won the honour of being "man of the match" for Shanghai with the rating of 7.4/10. Lei scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Prior to that, an away loss at Shandong Luneng.The Shanghai SIPG fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. Shanghai SIPG have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. When Cangzhou Mighty Lions is visiting a side on the top half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Wuhan Three Towns, Beijing Guoan, Henan Jianye, Shandong Luneng and Shanghai Shenhua is teams we like to compare Shanghai SIPG with.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 17th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 3-3. It looked so good for Cangzhou vs Guangzhou Evergrande, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw. Owusu-Sekyere, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Owusu-Sekyere scored one goal, hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Shanghai Shenhua.Cangzhou Mighty Lions has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 12 games. In the opposite end, Cangzhou Mighty Lions have conceded 23 goals in their away games. Cangzhou has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when facing Cangzhou Mighty Lions.The most up to date logged scoreline featuring both these squads is the Cangzhou Mighty Lions - Shanghai 0-0 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 7 goals |  W. Lü 6 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 36 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 22 | 29 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 70% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 39% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 48% |
| 13% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 42% | 22% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 42% | 22% |
| 43% | 31% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 52% |
| 39% | 46% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 22% |
| 22% | 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 50% | 40% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 48 | 56 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 35 | 56 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Hangzhou | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Chengdu Qianbao | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -22 | 18 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 13 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 38 | -65 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
