An important duel in the bottom section of the Super League, with both Tianjin Teda and Dalian Professional experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 7th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Tianjin Teda form and stats
Tianjin Teda's struggle is real here at Dalian Sports Center with only 2 points collected from 7 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-2-5.
Happy days for Tianjin Teda in their previous game, a Super League match away at Dalian Professional that ended with a 2-0 victory. 1-1 away at Shenzhen before that.
Tianjin aren't scoring a lot here at Dalian Sports Center in the league, with only 4 goals from 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Dalian Professional form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dalian Professional so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Dalian Professional failed to get anything from their last game, a Super League home match vs Tianjin Teda that ended with defeat 0-2. Prior to that result Dalian Professional won their away game at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. The scoreline was 2-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Professional have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. As opposed to that, Professional have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dalian Professional - Tianjin 0-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Tianjin won seven, Dalian Professional won one and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Aparecido da Silva 13 goals |
Tianjin Teda missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Tianjin Teda | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 18% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 164 | 74 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 102 | 225 |
| 45 | 15 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 37 | 81 |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 26% |
- Dalian Professional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dalian Professional haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest points (2) at home in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest scored goals (8) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the most conceded goals (30) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the the worst goal difference (-22) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 28 |
| 3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Wuhan Zall | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -22 | 3 |
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