Shanghai SIPG - Dalian Professional. 1st position hosts 16th position. The ball is round - get a comprehensive preview here!
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+13) in Super League
- Dalian Professional have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Super League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shanghai SIPG and Dalian Professional should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG have performed here at Shanghai Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Shanghai SIPG travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shandong Luneng that ended 1-1. Li was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Shandong Luneng after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Oscar got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Oscar hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Beijing Guoan and winning 2-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wuhan Three Towns are coming to town in four days.
The Shanghai fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Shanghai SIPG have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Dalian Professional form and stats
Dalian Professional have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Super League, after 0-1-5 (6 played). With three draws in a row for Professional the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Dalian Professional's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Qingdao Jonoon that finished 1-1. Midfielder Lin was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Lin scored one goal.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Wuhan Three Towns that ended 0-0.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Dalian Professional we find 4 games. Results are 0 Dalian Professional wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's latest 12 league matches have had two goals or less.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Nantong Zhiyun.
Professional are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {3 goals} from 6 away games. As for defending, Dalian Professional rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have avoided defeat in the last 8 games (6-2-0) versus Dalian Professional.Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 7 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 4 goals |  S. Wang 3 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 7% |
| 57% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 57% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 6.9 | 9.2 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 15.7 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 39% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 15% | 23% |
| 9.9 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5 | 3.6 |
- Dalian Professional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dalian Professional have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Super League
- Dalian Professional have yet to win a game away.
- Shanghai SIPG have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Shanghai SIPG have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored more than double the goals of Dalian Professional.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+13) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shanghai SIPG have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -17 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Dalian Professional | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
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