A key match in Super League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Shenzhen in 2nd position and Guangzhou Evergrande placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Shenzhen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals (21) in Super League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shenzhen form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Shenzhen at their home stadium (Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre) is 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
It's back home for Shenzhen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Qingdao Hainiu away with the result 4-1. Ke Sun, Zhang Yuan, Frank Acheampong and Lin Gao found the net in that victory. Tsun Dai (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.35/10. Dai signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Henan Jianye.The match schedule is unforgiving for Shenzhen as they have a new game in only three days, a Super League match thankfully also at home. Guangzhou R&F are visiting.
Shenzhen has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Shenzhen have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Guangzhou Evergrande form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (21) in Super League, are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.
Evergrande are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Super League against Shandong Luneng (placed 3rd). Attacker Liyu Yang got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Yang scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, Evergrande travelled to Guangzhou R&F and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.After this away game Guangzhou Evergrande return home for a Super League game against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Evergrande manager F. Cannavaro has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Evergrande in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Guangzhou Evergrande - Shenzhen 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - zero - ten (Shenzhen wins - draws - Guangzhou Evergrande wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Souza Pereira Junior 6 goals |   E. de Oliveira Cardoso 6 goals | L. Yang 4 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Guangzhou Evergrande missing players
| Shenzhen | Guangzhou Evergrande | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 6.6 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 15.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 35% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 43% |
- Guangzhou Evergrande have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have scored at least twice as many goals away as Shenzhen have scored home.
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most points from losing position (5) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals (21) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande have the the best goal difference (+12) in Super League
- Guangzhou Evergrande haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shenzhen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shenzhen have won significantly more 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 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Shenzhen | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 7 | Qingdao Hainiu | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -14 | 7 |
| 8 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 |