Shenzhen look forward to challenge Cangzhou Mighty Lions in this Super League match. All you should learn about the fixture is located here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have played 3 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shenzhen, who played 1-1 against Henan Jianye. That match was also played at this venue (Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre). Pei was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Henan Jianye after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Alessandrini, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 7.62 (out of 10). Alessandrini served one assist, hit four key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Tianjin Teda (0-2).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shanghai Shenhua are coming to town in four days.
Shenzhen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Super League for Cangzhou Mighty Lions with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions's last game was the home draw against Nantong Zhiyun (1-1). Shao had red hot gloves after the game against Nantong Zhiyun, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Maritu, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.42. Maritu scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Shanghai SIPG.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cangzhou Mighty Lions manager Zhao as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Dalian Yifang.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Shenzhen won six games, one match ended in a draw and Cangzhou Mighty Lions have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Pei 1 goals |  Z. Jiang 1 goals |  F. Opoku Acheampong 1 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
| Shenzhen | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 7.8 | 8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 38% |
| 14.2 | 14.7 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Shenzhen | Last season | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 11 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 34 | 44 | ||
| 71 | 32 | Conceded | C | 31 | 51 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 85% | ||
| 58% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 48% | ||
| 27% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 27% | ||
| 18% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 24% | ||
| 42% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 52% | ||
| 15% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | ||
| 45% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 39% | ||
| 13.5 | 14.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Nantong Zhiyun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Shandong Luneng | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Dalian Yifang | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Shenzhen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Beijing Guoan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Meizhou Hakka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 65 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 65 |
| 5 | Chengdu Qianbao | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 58 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 42 | -45 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
