Shijiazhuang Ever Bright and Chongqing Dangdai Lifan have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Super League.
It's no vacation for neither Shijiazhuang nor Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright at their home stadium (Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The Shijiazhuang crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Shanghai SIPG here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in a Super League match. A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Tianjin Teda.
Puliang Shao had a busy but productive day in the Shanghai SIPG match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright as they are travelling to their away game against Beijing Guoan in the Super League. That match is three days after this one.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Shijiazhuang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Super League, playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan hope to make it five in this match. Chongqing love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
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. Chongqing goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 254 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Chongqing's previous game versus Wuhan Zall (placed 6th), a Super League 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Chongqing manager W. Chang faced defeat when travelling to Shanghai SIPG and losing 2-3.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shanghai SIPG in just three days.
Chongqing are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. For Chongqing, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Chongqing Dangdai Lifan - Shijiazhuang 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Shijiazhuang wins - draws - Chongqing Dangdai Lifan wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Shijiazhuang Ever Bright missing players
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan missing players
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 118 | 63 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 82 | 181 |
| 44 | 23 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 25 | 47 |
| 39% | 48% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 36% | 36% |
- All of Chongqing Dangdai Lifan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chongqing Dangdai Lifan has the most clean sheets (4) in Super League
- Chongqing Dangdai Lifan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chongqing Dangdai Lifan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Qingdao Hainiu | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 7 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 2 |