We have to say that both contenders are in pretty good shape, Henan Jianye holding a 13 point lead on Shenzhen in the tables. Let's start!
- Shenzhen have the most points from losing position (11) in Super League
- Henan Jianye have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Super League
These teams have little in common geographically as Henan Jianye have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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
The story so far in the Super League for Shenzhen at their home stadium (Pennant Hills Park) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The Shenzhen regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hebei CFFC and win 2-1. At last, a league win after four fixtures without. Gao, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that game, and was presented with a rating of 8.62 (out of 10). Gao had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Shanghai Shenhua that ended 0-0.Shenzhen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Shenzhen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Henan Jianye form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Henan Jianye playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Henan Jianye goalkeeper Guoming Wang is eager to challenge this, with his 220 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Henan Jianye are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (placed 14th). Pina got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Pina scored one goal and had 40 successful passes (of 41 total).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hebei CFFC.Jianye are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shenzhen-Henan Jianye H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shenzhen four wins, Henan Jianye three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva Monte 8 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 6 goals |  J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Shenzhen | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| 40 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 90% |
| 81% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 62% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 57% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 57% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 19% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 62% | 38% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 4 | 3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 8.9 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 39% |
| 11.7 | 12.7 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
- Henan Jianye have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most points from losing position (11) in Super League
- 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 50 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Meizhou Hakka | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Chengdu Qianbao | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Dalian Yifang | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | -21 | 12 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -26 | 11 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 28 | -51 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
