The league table in Super League tells a story about these teams so far, with Shanghai SIPG leading Shenzhen by 42 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Shanghai SIPG nor Shenzhen 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
34 points is a decent return from 14 Super League games here at Shanghai Stadium for Shanghai SIPG. The data says 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Shanghai SIPG has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Shanghai Stadium. We remember; it was Tianjin Quanjian.
Shanghai SIPG's previous game was a Super League match also played at home, ending 6-0 versus Shenzhen (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Beijing Renhe that finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, Shanghai SIPG "killed" Shenzhen in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Marko Arnautović was absolutely essential when Shanghai SIPG beat Shenzhen 6-0, scoring 4 goals.
Goals decide football matches and Shanghai SIPG are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 14 league matches. Shanghai SIPG have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Super League, after 0-3-11 (14 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Shenzhen have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Shanghai Shenxin game.
Two away games in a row for Shenzhen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-6 versus Shanghai SIPG in the Super League. A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Henan Jianye.
Shenzhen lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Shenzhen's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won 2 of these as expected, 2 of them by at least two goals. Shenzhen managed 0 draws and 0 surprise wins.
Shenzhen are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. Shenzhen have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Shanghai SIPG - Shenzhen 6-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Shanghai SIPG 3 wins, 1 draw and Shenzhen 0 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Hulk 10 goals |  Oscar 9 goals |  M. Arnautović 9 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 62 | 38 | 11 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 34 | 57 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 87% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 83% |
| 63% | 80% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | 53% |
| 30% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 13% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| 50% | 53% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 43% | 40% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 13% | 13% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 47% |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 407 | 213 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 164 | 394 |
| 141 | 82 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 47 | 116 |
| 44% | 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 27% |
- Shanghai SIPG has the most scored goals in the second half (40)
- 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 Shenzhen have scored away.
- Shenzhen has the fewest scored goals (7) away
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Shenzhen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Shenzhen have yet to win a game away.
- Shenzhen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 67 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 63 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 51 |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -6 | 38 |
| 9 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Guangzhou R&F | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 32 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | Hebei CFFC | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -19 | 30 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing Renhe | 29 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -37 | 14 |