Shanghai SIPG have 28 points running out as the host team. Guangzhou R&F have got 9 points playing away. Will this be a home win?
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Guangzhou R&F when visiting Shanghai SIPG as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Game on!
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shanghai SIPG have to build on here at Changchun's People Stadium in the Super League.
Shanghai SIPG are returning here after visiting Henan Jianye and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Browning and Cai scored the goal(s). Yan loved the game against Henan Jianye. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Yan, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.1 out of 10 in that game. Yan saved a penalty.
Before that, Shanghai played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Cangzhou Mighty Lions.Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have produced 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.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Super League, after 1-0-6 (7 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Guangzhou in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Dalian Professional.
Guangzhou R&F have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jiaqi Han. It's been 207 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
Impressive finishing from Yongjia secured the home win 1-0 against Guangzhou Evergrande in their previous game. Midfield player Yongjia was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.7/10. Yongjia scored one goal and hit one key pass.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Tianjin Teda.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guangzhou R&F as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Guangzhou struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG have won at least one point in the last 6 fixtures (5-1-0) against Guangzhou R&F.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ndiaye 5 goals |  W. Lü 3 goals |   W. Song 2 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 37 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 82% |
| 25% | 12% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 65% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 18% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 35% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 11.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 33% | 27% |
| 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 15.7 | 16.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou R&F have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Super League
- Guangzhou R&F have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Guangzhou R&F haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shanghai SIPG have created more than twice as many corners as Guangzhou R&F.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 43 | 47 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Meizhou Hakka | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | Shanghai SIPG | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Dalian Professional | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Wuhan Yangtze | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -24 | 9 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 25 | -44 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
