Shenzhen and Shanghai Shenhua have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Super League.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Shanghai Shenhua when visiting Shenzhen as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.
Shenzhen form and stats
Overall Super League stats at home this season for Shenzhen are 2-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Shenzhen in their previous game, a Super League match away at Guangzhou R&F (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. 1-1 away at Jiangsu Suning before that.
This is expected to be a close game, with Shenzhen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shenzhen as a small favourite), we find five games. Shenzhen has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.
Shenzhen can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shanghai Shenhua, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in Super League, in their Super League matches away.
The manager K. Choi was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Hongkou Stadium. Shanghai suffered a 1-4 loss to Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 1st). Before that, Shanghai travelled to Henan Jianye and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Shanghai in our archives, and the results are: one win for Shanghai Shenhua, one draw and zero defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Shanghai's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Shanghai Shenhua are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Shanghai Shenhua - Shenzhen 3-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Shenzhen won two, Shanghai Shenhua won eight and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Cardona 11 goals |   J. Mary Honi Uzuegbunam 9 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Shenzhen | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 62% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | 42 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 47 | 86 |
| 28 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 46% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 45% |
- All of Shenzhen's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Shanghai Shenhua has the fewest conceded goals (2) away
- Shanghai Shenhua has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Shanghai Shenhua has the fewest scored goals (2) away
- Shanghai Shenhua has the most clean sheets (3) away
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shenzhen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shanghai Shenhua have scored away.
- Shenzhen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Shenzhen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Jiangsu Suning | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -14 | 7 |
| 7 | Dalian Professional | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)