Shenzhen have performed better than Guangzhou R&F so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Shenzhen is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Shenzhen nor Guangzhou R&F as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have played 5 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Shenzhen last time playing, versus Guangzhou Evergrande. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Dalun Zheng and Lin Gao scoring for the victors. Midfielder Lin Gao was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Gao scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Shenzhen goalkeeper Lu Zhang did an outstanding job against Guangzhou Evergrande with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Before that match, a win away at Qingdao Hainiu.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Shenzhen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Shenzhen after this match as they are travelling to Shandong Luneng for a Super League game in only three days.
Shenzhen has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Shenzhen have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Guangzhou R&F playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
Guangzhou R&F had fun at their own home (Huangpu Sports Center) last time out, beating Qingdao Hainiu 4-2. Tiago Leonço, Jown Cardona, Chugui Ye and Guilherme scored. The attacker Tiago Leonço got a match rating of 8.7 in that game. Leonço scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total). A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Guangzhou, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Chongqing Dangdai Lifan wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Guangzhou playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, one draw and zero home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Guangzhou R&F now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Guangzhou when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Guangzhou have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Guangzhou R&F - Shenzhen 2-4. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Shenzhen, zero draws and one win for Guangzhou R&F. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  A. de Souza Pereira Junior 6 goals |   G. Costa Marques 4 goals |  L. Gao 3 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Shenzhen | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 80% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 80% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 70% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 30% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 30% |
| 6.4 | 9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.5 | 14.6 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 27% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 38% |
- Guangzhou R&F have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Super League
- Shenzhen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shenzhen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shenzhen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shenzhen is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Shenzhen | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 8 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)