With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Shenzhen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Tianjin Teda.
Shenzhen and Tianjin Teda should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen's struggle is real here at Dalian Sports Center with only 7 points collected from 7 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-4. Shenzhen are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Dalian Sports Center, having lost their two previous games here.
Stress levels are on the rise for Shenzhen's attacking players as they have now played 195 minutes without scoring in a league game. Gao Lin was their last goal scorer.
Shenzhen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Tianjin Teda. Before that game, the home loss against Jiangsu Suning with the scoreline 0-1.
Shenzhen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Shenzhen have conceded 10 goals.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
There's been little loot from Tianjin Teda's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 7 away games in the Super League. Tianjin Teda only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. A depressing six defeats in a row for Tianjin in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.
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. Tianjin goalkeeper Shangkun Teng is eager to challenge this, with his 181 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Tianjin won their last game, 2-0 versus Shenzhen played at home. A draw for Tianjin before that, at their own venue hosting Wuhan Zall (0-0).
Goalkeeper Shangkun Teng was absolutely vital in the Tianjin victory against Shenzhen, making seven saves.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tianjin Teda as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. Tianjin are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Tianjin Teda - Shenzhen 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Shenzhen victories, three draws and seven Tianjin Teda wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Shenzhen missing players
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| Shenzhen | Tianjin Teda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 | 9 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 30 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 87% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 53% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 20% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 174 | 72 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 72 | 146 |
| 52 | 19 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 25 | 40 |
| 38% | 47% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 25% |
- All of Tianjin Teda's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shenzhen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tianjin Teda have scored away.
- Tianjin Teda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tianjin Teda have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tianjin Teda have yet to win a game away.
- Tianjin Teda haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Shenzhen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 15 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)