Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Shanghai SIPG welcomes Hebei CFFC

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Competition: China PR Super League
Date: Wed 17.July
Match begins: 11:35 (UTC)
Venue: Shanghai Stadium (56842 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Super League match only four days ago.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Shanghai SIPG form and stats

Shanghai SIPG have performed well here at Shanghai Stadium so far this season with 7 wins from 9 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Shanghai Stadium.

Happy days for Shanghai SIPG in their previous game, a Super League match away at Jiangsu Suning that ended with a 3-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Shanghai Shenhua in a game that was won 3-1.

Shanghai SIPG are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eight matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W6-D1-L1.

There will be little rest for Shanghai SIPG after this match as they are travelling to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan for a Super League game in only four days.

Shanghai SIPG can score goals in their home matches. After 9 matches they have found the net 19 times. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Hebei CFFC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hebei CFFC so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

Hebei CFFC won their last game, 2-1 versus Shanghai Shenhua played at home. A draw for Hebei CFFC before that, at their own venue hosting Shenzhen (1-1).

After this away game Hebei CFFC return home for a Super League game against Tianjin Quanjian. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hebei CFFC as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games. In the opposite end, Hebei CFFC have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hebei CFFC - Shanghai SIPG 1-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 5 - 2 - 0 (Shanghai SIPG wins - draws - Hebei CFFC wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Elkeson
8 goals
Hulk
7 goals / 3 assists
Dong Xuesheng
6 goals / 1 assists

Shanghai SIPG missing players

Hebei CFFC missing players

Shanghai SIPG Hebei CFFC
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played 2 8 17
14 7 2 Won 0 1 4
1 0 0 Drew 0 2 4
2 2 0 Lost 2 5 9
34 19 6 Scored 1 7 18
13 11 1 Conceded 4 14 27
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 88% 94%
82% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 88% 82%
65% 78% 100% Over 2.5 50% 62% 53%
24% 33% 50% Over 3.5 0% 25% 24%
12% 22% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 12%
47% 67% 50% BTTS 50% 62% 65%
47% 22% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 12% 12%
12% 11% 0% Failed To Score 50% 38% 29%
 
4.8 5.3 3 Corners For (avg) 8 7 6.7
5.2 4 3 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 4.6 3.1
2.1 2.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 2.1 2
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Shanghai SIPG's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hebei CFFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hebei CFFC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Hebei CFFC have scored away.
  • Shanghai SIPG haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Shanghai SIPG
All AFC Champions League Club Friendlies Super League FA Cup
All Home Away
22-06-19 SL Shanghai SIPG 3 - 0 Beijing Renhe
26-06-19 ACL Jeonbuk Motors 1 - 1 Shanghai SIPG
30-06-19 SL Shenzhen 0 - 1 Shanghai SIPG
06-07-19 SL Shanghai SIPG 3 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua
13-07-19 SL Jiangsu Suning 0 - 3 Shanghai SIPG
17-07-19 SL Shanghai SIPG 11:35 Hebei CFFC
21-07-19 SL Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 12:00 Shanghai SIPG
24-07-19 FAC Guangzhou Evergrande - Shanghai SIPG
28-07-19 SL Wuhan Zall 11:35 Shanghai SIPG
03-08-19 SL Shanghai SIPG 12:00 Tianjin Quanjian
Hebei CFFC
All Club Friendlies Super League FA Cup
All Home Away
15-06-19 SL Hebei CFFC 1 - 0 Dalian Yifang
22-06-19 SL Guangzhou Evergrande 2 - 1 Hebei CFFC
29-06-19 SL Hebei CFFC 0 - 2 Wuhan Zall
07-07-19 SL Hebei CFFC 1 - 1 Shenzhen
12-07-19 SL Hebei CFFC 2 - 1 Shanghai Shenhua
17-07-19 SL Shanghai SIPG 11:35 Hebei CFFC
21-07-19 SL Hebei CFFC 11:35 Tianjin Quanjian
27-07-19 SL Hebei CFFC 09:30 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
02-08-19 SL Beijing Guoan 12:00 Hebei CFFC
10-08-19 SL Hebei CFFC 11:35 Shandong Luneng

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 18 15 1 2 39 13 9 7 1 1 17 6 9 8 0 1 22 7 26 46
2 Beijing Guoan 17 15 0 2 37 12 9 9 0 0 26 7 8 6 0 2 11 5 25 45
3 Shanghai SIPG 17 14 1 2 34 13 9 7 0 2 19 11 8 7 1 0 15 2 21 43
4 Shandong Luneng 17 8 4 5 30 19 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 3 2 4 16 14 11 28
5 Wuhan Zall 17 7 3 7 23 24 9 3 3 3 11 10 8 4 0 4 12 14 -1 24
6 Guangzhou R&F 18 7 3 8 37 40 9 6 2 1 24 15 9 1 1 7 13 25 -3 24
7 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 17 6 6 5 23 28 9 4 3 2 9 9 8 2 3 3 14 19 -5 24
8 Dalian Yifang 18 6 5 7 26 29 9 3 2 4 13 13 9 3 3 3 13 16 -3 23
9 Jiangsu Suning 17 6 4 7 31 29 8 5 1 2 18 11 9 1 3 5 13 18 2 22
10 Tianjin Teda 18 6 4 8 23 27 9 4 2 3 13 14 9 2 2 5 10 13 -4 22
11 Henan Jianye 18 5 5 8 24 31 8 3 1 4 12 15 10 2 4 4 12 16 -7 20
12 Hebei CFFC 17 4 4 9 18 27 9 3 2 4 11 13 8 1 2 5 7 14 -9 16
13 Shanghai Shenhua 18 4 3 11 22 33 8 2 1 5 12 18 10 2 2 6 10 15 -11 15
14 Shenzhen 17 3 5 9 15 25 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 0 3 6 6 16 -10 14
15 Tianjin Quanjian 17 1 8 8 21 33 9 0 6 3 12 17 8 1 2 5 9 16 -12 11
16 Beijing Renhe 17 3 2 12 14 34 9 3 1 5 10 14 8 0 1 7 4 20 -20 11

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