All the points stay with the home side, the away team runs away as victors or a score draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table sides Tianjin Teda and Dalian Professional battle at Pennant Hills Park.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dalian Professional have the most points from losing position (13) in Super League
Dalian Professional is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Dalian Professional could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Super League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Wuhan Yangtze. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
Tianjin Teda have played 16 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). Tianjin Teda have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Tianjin are returning here after visiting Wuhan Yangtze and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Yan, Yumiao and Weijun scored the goal(s). Midfield player Zhao got a match rating of 8.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Zhao signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 53 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Henan Jianye.Tianjin Teda are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Wuhan Three Towns awaits in four days.
The Tianjin Teda fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Tianjin have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dalian Professional form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
Dalian Professional play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Wuhan Yangtze (placed 16th). Bosančić got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, top player of the team. Bosančić hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A loss against Wuhan Three Towns was the result prior to that, in a home game.Take note that 9 of this side's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Chengdu Rongcheng.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Professional have scored 21 goals in 15 league games away. As for defending, Dalian Professional rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Dalian Professional - Tianjin Teda 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Tianjin victories, one draw and four Dalian Professional wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Ba 7 goals | ![]() W. Xie 6 goals | ![]() R. Berič 5 goals |
Tianjin Teda missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Tianjin Teda | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 45 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 46 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 50 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 68% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 62% |
| 23% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 16% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 13% | 9% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 62% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 23% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 41% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 37% |
| 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Dalian Professional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dalian Professional have the most points from losing position (13) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 86 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 58 | 72 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 52 | 72 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 59 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 59 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 46 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 11 | Dalian Professional | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 42 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 41 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -10 | 38 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -37 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -30 | 20 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -31 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -35 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 32 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 108 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 51 | -90 | -3 |
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