Shanghai SIPG are listed as probable winners of this home match vs Henan Jianye, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Shanghai SIPG is in the best form (4-2-0) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest scored goals (4) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Henan Jianye when visiting Shanghai SIPG as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Seven points from three Super League home games is a great start for Shanghai SIPG, who are hoping to build on that form here at Shanghai Stadium.
A strong away win for Shanghai SIPG against Meizhou Hakka the last match, as Lyu and Lei were on target. The striker Oscar outdid all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.15 out of 10. Oscar served one assist, hit five key passes and had 80 successful passes (of 87 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Hangzhou and winning 2-1.Shanghai have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Henan Jianye form and stats
The Super League season is young and Henan Jianye have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Impressive finishing from Čović secured the home win 1-0 against Dalian Professional in their previous game. Hooray; their first three points in the league after seven matches not winning. Li, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Li won 8 of 14 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at Tianjin Teda before that.Fancy a bet on few goals? 8 league matches in a row with this club have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
The schedule is very tough for Henan Jianye now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Shanghai Shenhua is waiting in only four days.
Henan Jianye are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these participants: Shanghai won eight, Henan Jianye were winners in two and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 6 goals |  S. Wang 2 goals |  P. Soares dos Santos 2 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 6.8 | 8.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 16.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| 3.9 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 42% | 40% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 10.8 | 11 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- All of Shanghai SIPG's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Henan Jianye have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest scored goals (4) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have yet to win a game away.
- Shanghai SIPG have not yet lost a game.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG have scored more than double the goals of Henan Jianye.
- Shanghai SIPG have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+8) 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 is in the best form (4-2-0) in Super League
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Shandong Luneng | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Qingdao Jonoon | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Shenzhen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Dalian Professional | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Nantong Zhiyun | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
