Crucial face-off in the lower section of the Super League, with both Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande suffering more distress than delight. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the hosting team positioned 14th and the visitors in 17th position.
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
This could be an interesting fixture with lots of action and energy as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Shenzhen form and stats
When playing at home in the Super League, Shenzhen have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 12 games. When Shenzhen hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Wuhan Zall, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Shenzhen), they have won 2 of 2 matches! With Shenzhen having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Zhang.
Stress levels are on the rise for Shenzhen's attacking players as they have now played 246 minutes without scoring in a league game. Alessandrini was their last goal scorer.
The fans hope that Shenzhen will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Zibo Sunday.
Preceding that match was the home Super League game against Shanghai SIPG that was lost 0-3.It should be added that a look at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Wuhan Three Towns in only four days. This game is also played here at Jinjiang Sports Center.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shenzhen here at Jinjiang Sports Center in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shenzhen defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guangzhou Evergrande so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-10 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande, whose boss Zheng could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Sichuan.
Before that, Guangzhou Evergrande travelled to Dalian Yifang and returned home with a draw after the Super League game finished 1-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Guangzhou Evergrande are hosting Henan Jianye in the Super League only four days away.
Evergrande are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {6 goals} from 13 away games. The Guangzhou Evergrande manager Zheng has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These two sides met each other earlier this match year: Guangzhou Evergrande - Shenzhen 4-1. Last ten meetings involving these participants: Shenzhen won one, Guangzhou Evergrande triumphed in nine and we saw zero draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Yang 7 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 6 goals |  L. Gao 4 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
| Shenzhen | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 47 | 20 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 46 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 84% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 60% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 54% | 52% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 24% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 20% |
| 48% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 44% |
| 20% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 20% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 48% |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 9 | 8.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 31% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 18% | 25% |
| 11.8 | 12.2 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 4.8 |
- Guangzhou Evergrande have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -27 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | -70 | 0 |
