Finally! The Super League opening game for these squads, whom are finally battling for points again. Will Shanghai SIPG or Wuhan Zall get that vital first three points?
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
The previous season, Shanghai SIPG's league stats were 20 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, producing 3rd position in the Super League. From these 30 matches they scored 62 goals and let in 26. Appearing as the home team in the former season Shanghai SIPG managed 12-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with 38 goals and 13 conceded.
There will be little rest for Shanghai after this match as they are travelling to Shanghai Shenhua for a Super League game in only four days.
Wuhan Zall form and stats
Let's have a look at how Wuhan Zall performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 12 and conceded 11 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 5/5 goals scored/conceded.
A quick return to home after this game, as Wuhan Zall are hosting Hebei CFFC in the Super League only three days away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Shanghai SIPG victories, two draws and one Wuhan Zall win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Lü 6 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Wuhan Zall missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Wuhan Zall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shanghai SIPG | Last season | Wuhan Zall | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 86% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 82% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 77% | ||
| 50% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 41% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 18% | ||
| 14% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 41% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 64% | ||
| 50% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 18% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 10.1 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
