The Super League match summary, better known as a league table, tells a story about these contenders up until now, with Shanghai SIPG ahead of Dalian Professional by 15 points. Get your full match preview:
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Dalian Professional, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an in-your-face match!
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG have played 12 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Leko led his Shanghai SIPG to a defeat away at Shandong Luneng. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Dalian Sports Center. The forward Vargas bettered all teammates in that match and received a match rating of 7.4 out of 10. Vargas hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Shanghai SIPG had a home game versus Meizhou Hakka which ended with a victory 7-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in only four days. This game is also played here at Dalian Sports Center.
Shanghai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dalian Sports Center with 20 goals in 12 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Shanghai SIPG have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dalian Professional form and stats
There's been little loot from Dalian Professional's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Super League. Dalian Professional only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Professional has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Dalian Professional won their last game, 2-1 versus Wuhan Yangtze played at home. Midfielder Fei was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.1. Fei scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 0-4 defeat away at Wuhan Three Towns before that.Dalian Professional have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Super League match versus Shenzhen. A hard programme for the visiting team!
{8 goals} so far away for Dalian Professional, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 16. All from 8 league matches away. Professional has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have won at least one point in the last 7 games (5-2-0) versus Dalian Professional.The last head-to-head game ended Dalian Professional - Shanghai 1-1, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Lü 6 goals |  P. Ndiaye 6 goals |  L. Wu 6 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 29 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 68% | 58% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 36% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 59% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 32% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 41% | 25% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 55% |
| 41% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 23% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 32% |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 37% |
| 9.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4 |
- Dalian Professional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dalian Professional have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dalian Professional have scored away.
- 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 53 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 39 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Chengdu Qianbao | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Dalian Professional | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -18 | 18 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -22 | 17 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 12 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 32 | -59 | 3 |
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