Chengdu Rongcheng cannot ask for any gifts from the home team Shanghai SIPG in this Super League game. Here's the full preview!
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
- Chengdu Rongcheng have the most clean sheets (5) away in Super League
This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG have played 8 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Shanghai SIPG, as their goalkeeper Wei Chen has completely shut out the opponents for 269 minutes in the Super League.
Shanghai shared the glory with Cangzhou Mighty Lions in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Defender Zhang got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.7/10. Zhang hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Tianjin Teda.Trench warfare? In this team's last 15 league games, 12 have seen two goals or less.
Shanghai SIPG are not conceding a lot of goals here at Changchun's People Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Chengdu Rongcheng form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Rongcheng has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two trips in a row for Chengdu Rongcheng, whose coach Seo could celebrate last time after the win against Changchun Yatai. Geng (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.03. Geng topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Guangzhou R&F with the score of 2-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chengdu Rongcheng have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Ndiaye 5 goals |  W. Lü 3 goals |  H. Zhang 1 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Chengdu Rongcheng missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 81% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 69% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 40% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 56% |
| 40% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 45% | 38% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 33% |
| 9.7 | 8.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
- Chengdu Rongcheng have the most clean sheets (5) away in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) 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 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 43 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hangzhou | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Beijing Guoan | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Wuhan Yangtze | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Shenzhen | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Dalian Yifang | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -25 | 6 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -35 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
