This is shaping out to be an engrossing game as Shanghai SIPG have their presumed home advantage, while Shanghai Shenhua have an edge of 7 points in the Super League standings.
- Shanghai SIPG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shanghai Shenhua have won all their away games so far.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Shanghai SIPG nor Shanghai Shenhua as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Shanghai SIPG's two home games in the Super League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Jinzhou Stadium.
Shanghai are returning here after visiting Wuhan Zall and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ndiaye and Xu scored the goal(s). Defender Li got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Li hit two key passes and won 2 of 2 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Wuhan Three Towns.This is expected to be a close game, with Shanghai SIPG perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shanghai SIPG as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Shanghai SIPG has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
At Jinzhou Stadium, Shanghai SIPG has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua are yet to lose a point on their Super League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Shanghai Shenhua are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Shanghai Shenhua are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 16th). Cao came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Guangzhou Evergrande last time out, making the manager Wu feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Wang was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.53/10. Wang scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Wuhan Zall.Shanghai have another match away in just four days, a Super League game versus Wuhan Three Towns. A demanding itinerary for the visiting team!
Shanghai Shenhua have the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua have met earlier this season: Shanghai Shenhua - Shanghai SIPG 2-0. Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: five wins for Shanghai SIPG, four draws and one win for Shanghai Shenhua. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  P. Ndiaye 3 goals |   C. Zhu 2 goals |  Y. Cao 2 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.7 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | 14.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 73% |
| 10.7 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.5 | 8.3 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.2 |
- Shanghai SIPG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua have won all their away games so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Henan Jianye | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Shenzhen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Wuhan Zall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 10 | Hangzhou | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Dalian Yifang | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Chengdu Qianbao | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -13 | 0 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 0 |
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