The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Shijiazhuang Ever Bright welcome Dalian Professional for the opening game at Yutong International Sports Center. Read on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Shijiazhuang as they were promoted from League One last season. Happy days that were secured through 18 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses from 30 games. The team scored 34 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Dalian Professional form and stats
Let's have a look at how Dalian Professional performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 51 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 21/31 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Shijiazhuang victories, two draws and zero Dalian Professional wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() L. da Conceição Silva 20 goals | ![]() M. Nascimento 13 goals |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Last season | Dalian Professional | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 13 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 59 | 34 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 42 | 15 | Conceded | C | 31 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 37% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 67% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 17% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 17% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 8 | ||
| 282 | 177 | Total Shots | T S | 182 | 378 | ||
| 124 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 130 | ||
| 46% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dalian Professional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hebei CFFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jiangsu Suning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Qingdao Hainiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Shandong Luneng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Shanghai SIPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qingdao Hainiu | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 57 |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 54 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 53 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 51 |
| 8 | Beijing BG | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 46 |
| 9 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Meizhou Hakka | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -9 | 36 |
| 12 | Nantong Zhiyun | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -16 | 33 |
| 14 | Sichuan Longfor | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 31 |
| 15 | Liaoning Kaixin | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 21 |
| 16 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 45 | -52 | 12 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 70 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 66 |
| 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -5 | 41 |
| 9 | Dalian Professional | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -11 | 36 |
| 11 | Hebei CFFC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -18 | 33 |
| 12 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 32 |
| 13 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 34 | -26 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -39 | 14 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)