It's still early in the Super League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Shanghai SIPG - Wuhan Zall preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Wuhan Zall when visiting Shanghai SIPG as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Shanghai SIPG form and stats
The hosts won their first Super League game here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Shanghai SIPG last season were 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from 15 games.
Shanghai SIPG shared the glory with Qingdao Hainiu in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Ahead of that match, Shanghai SIPG won a home game hosting Hebei CFFC (4-0).
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Shanghai SIPG home games with this odds we find twelve games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in ten wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, nine matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shanghai, as the Super League home game vs Shijiazhuang Ever Bright is only four days away.
At Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai SIPG has the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Wuhan Zall form and stats
Wuhan Zall have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Super League were 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 15 fixtures.
Wuhan Zall go into this game after a win, the home game against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright that ended 2-1. A 0-1 defeat away at Beijing Guoan before that.
0 goals so far away for Wuhan Zall, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shanghai SIPG six wins, three draws and Wuhan Zall one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kouassi 12 goals |   G. Vieira de Souza 10 goals |  O. dos Santos Emboaba Júnior 9 goals |
Shanghai SIPG missing players
Wuhan Zall missing players
| Shanghai SIPG | Wuhan Zall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 0.7 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 13 | 29 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 44% | 57% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 36% |
- Shanghai SIPG has the most points from losing position (4)
- Shanghai SIPG has the most scored goals (8)
- Shanghai SIPG has the most scored goals in the second half (5)
- Shanghai SIPG has the the best goal difference (+4) at home
- Shanghai SIPG has the the best goal difference (+6)
- Wuhan Zall has the fewest conceded goals (1) away
- Wuhan Zall has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- Wuhan Zall has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1)
| Shanghai SIPG | Last season | Wuhan Zall | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 62 | 38 | Scored | S | 22 | 41 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 25 | 41 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 87% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 63% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 13% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 60% | ||
| 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 407 | 213 | Total Shots | T S | 155 | 329 | ||
| 141 | 82 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 121 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Wuhan Zall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 6 | Qingdao Hainiu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 7 | Hebei CFFC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 70 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 66 |
| 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -5 | 41 |
| 9 | Dalian Professional | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -11 | 36 |
| 11 | Hebei CFFC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -18 | 33 |
| 12 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 32 |
| 13 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 34 | -26 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -39 | 14 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)