Shanghai Shenhua have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Shanghai SIPG. Prepare for the match with this Super League preview!
- Shanghai SIPG have the most scored goals (13) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
Shanghai SIPG, who have the most scored goals (13) in Super League, have collected seven points from their first three Super League games here at Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium, a promising start.
The Shanghai goalkeeper Wei Chen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.
The Shanghai fans got no joy from their last match, a AFC Champions League game also here at Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Kaya.
Ahead of that match, Shanghai SIPG won a home game hosting Dalian Yifang (3-0).Goals decide football matches and Shanghai SIPG are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Shanghai have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Things could have gone better for Shanghai Shenhua in their Super League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Shanghai Shenhua, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Changchun Yatai (placed 2nd). Midfield player Hanchao Yu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Yu hit five key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times.
A 1-1 draw at Hebei CFFC's stadium before that.Shanghai find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Shanghai have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shanghai Shenhua - Shanghai 1-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Shanghai won six, Shanghai Shenhua won one and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lopes Pereira 4 goals |  M. Arnautović 3 goals |  W. Lü 3 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 8.4 | 8.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.7 | 6.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.2 | 16 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 19.3 | 18.2 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 45% | 33% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 22% |
- 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 the most matches over the total-line (3) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most points (7) at home in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most scored goals (13) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most scored goals (6) at home in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+10) in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Super League
- Shanghai SIPG have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shanghai SIPG is in the best form (3-2-0)
- Shanghai Shenhua have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shanghai Shenhua have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have the most points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Shanghai SIPG | Last season | Shanghai Shenhua | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 65% | ||
| 50% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | ||
| 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | ||
| 5% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 65% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 45% | ||
| 25% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 45% | ||
| 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.8 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 4 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 8 | Wuhan Zall | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
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