Victory alone will suffice for the Tianjin Teda club members in this TEDA Football Stadium duel with Shenzhen, seeing as they have a solid lead on the opposition in the Super League standings.
- Tianjin Teda have the most points from losing position (15) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (45) in Super League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shenzhen, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.
Tianjin Teda and Shenzhen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Tianjin Teda at their home stadium (TEDA Football Stadium) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Yu led his Tianjin Teda to a defeat away at Hangzhou. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at TEDA Football Stadium. This team enjoyed a 16 league rounds long consecutive run without a defeat before that game! Ba (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Ba served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
1-1 away at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright before that.Take note: 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the FA Cup game versus Shanghai SIPG in only four days. This game is also played here at TEDA Football Stadium.
Tianjin Teda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at TEDA Football Stadium with 12 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Tianjin have conceded 9 goals.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Super League, after 0-1-6 (7 played). Football is a nightmare at the moment for Shenzhen who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.
Shenzhen failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Shanghai SIPG (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-4. Hujahmat, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.02. Hujahmat hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Qingdao Jonoon wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.Observe that 11 of this club's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. There are big problems for the Shenzhen defense as they have conceded 24 goals in 7 away games. It's worth mentioning that 14 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Shenzhen has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded meeting involving both these squads is the Shenzhen - Tianjin 0-2 played previously this season. Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: seven wins for Tianjin Teda, two draws and one win for Shenzhen. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Vieira Rosa 5 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 5 goals |  R. Berič 4 goals |
Tianjin Teda missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Tianjin Teda | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 45 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 57% | 35% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 41% |
| 5.3 | 6.6 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 41% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 12.1 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 19.1 | 17.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
- All of Shenzhen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Shenzhen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shenzhen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shenzhen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenzhen have the fewest points (1) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (24) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (45) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Super League
- Shenzhen have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Super League
- Shenzhen have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Super League
- Shenzhen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shenzhen have yet to win a game away.
- Shenzhen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Tianjin Teda have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tianjin Teda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shenzhen have scored away.
- Tianjin Teda have the most points from losing position (15) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have won significantly more corners at 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Tianjin Teda | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -30 | 11 |
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