The home followers bank on a win and three points in this match, and the home advantage might do the trick against a stumbling visitor. Tianjin Teda are in 8th place while the guesting Guangzhou R&F stress at 16th.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
These teams have little in common geographically as Guangzhou R&F have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
These are hustling days for the host team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Shanghai SIPG, was also a home game here at Pennant Hills Park. The away team is better rested.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
Tianjin Teda have played 13 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Tianjin Teda are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
The Tianjin Teda fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Shanghai SIPG and win 1-0. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Yu when Wang scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Goalkeeper Xu got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.6 out of ten. Xu topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Tianjin won a home game hosting Shanghai Shenhua (2-1).Tianjin Teda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Pennant Hills Park with 21 goals in 13 league matches.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-2-10 (14 played). With the Guangzhou R&F losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Guangzhou, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Chengdu Qianbao (placed 6th). Tang was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 6.85. The defender Tang won 4 of 5 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Beijing Guoan before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Guangzhou R&F are hosting Shanghai SIPG in the Super League only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Guangzhou R&F as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Guangzhou have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported history featuring both these teams is the Guangzhou R&F - Tianjin Teda 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Tianjin Teda wins - draws - Guangzhou R&F wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ba 7 goals |  R. Berič 5 goals |  W. Xie 4 goals |
Tianjin Teda missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Tianjin Teda | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 40 | 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 32 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 25 | 53 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 70% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 48% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 59% |
| 26% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| 19% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 15% |
| 52% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 43% | 41% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 19% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 11.1 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 40% | 41% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 10.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 14 | 14.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Guangzhou R&F have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tianjin Teda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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)
