Shenzhen are impatient to increase their points at home in the upcoming game versus Wuhan Yangtze.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
It's quite the trip for Wuhan Yangtze when visiting Shenzhen as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Shenzhen nor Wuhan Yangtze 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 14 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-8 (wins-draws-losses). When Shenzhen hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC, Shenzhen and Guangzhou Evergrande), they have won 3 of 3 matches!
Shenzhen experienced an unpredictable loss 0-4 against Wuhan Three Towns in their previous outing, also played at home. As you see from the result above, Shenzhen suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Shenzhen's goalkeeper Minzhe was extremely busy against Wuhan Three Towns, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 13 saves.
Before that, Shenzhen had a home game versus Guangzhou Evergrande which ended with a victory 2-1.It should be added that a glance at the 12 latest league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
There will be little rest for Shenzhen after this match as they are travelling to Shandong Luneng for a Super League game in only four days.
Shenzhen have scored {12 league goals} here from 14 matches, not a lot. Shenzhen have conceded 25 from these games.
Wuhan Yangtze form and stats
There's been little loot from Wuhan Yangtze's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Wuhan Yangtze only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 0 draws. When Wuhan Yangtze is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Wuhan Yangtze, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Guangzhou Evergrande is teams we like to compare Shenzhen with. It's all red in the travel logs of Yangtze, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
Wuhan Yangtze aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 218 league minutes without a goal. Brown was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Yangtze, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Shandong Luneng. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Shandong Luneng was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. Nihat, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.04. Nihat hit one key pass and won 3 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Henan Jianye's place.Goal hungry football fans should note that 19 of this side's 22 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
A new game in only four days for Wuhan Yangtze, the Super League home match versus Changchun Yatai. Busy days.
The attacking power of Wuhan Yangtze when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Wuhan Yangtze manager Li has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Wuhan Yangtze is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Yangtze, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Guangzhou R&F, Hebei CFFC and Guangzhou Evergrande.
Head 2 Head
Wuhan Yangtze - Shenzhen 0-3 was the result in these teams' latest h2h match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Shenzhen wins - draws - Wuhan Yangtze wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Brown Forbes 9 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 8 goals |  L. Gao 4 goals |
Shenzhen missing players
Wuhan Yangtze missing players
| Shenzhen | Wuhan Yangtze | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 52 | 25 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 29 | 58 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 85% |
| 59% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 78% |
| 30% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 37% |
| 19% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| 48% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 56% |
| 19% | 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 23% | 15% |
| 37% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 8.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 31% | 28% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 33% | 34% |
| 12.7 | 14.1 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 14.5 | 14 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wuhan Yangtze 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 55 | 65 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 45 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 49 |
| 6 | Chengdu Qianbao | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 47 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Dalian Professional | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -24 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | -29 | 15 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -31 | 15 |
| 17 | Wuhan Yangtze | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -31 | 12 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -78 | -6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
