Tianjin Teda and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf phrase. The teams both reside in mid-table spots in the Super League.
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Super League
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have the most scored goals (12) in Super League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tianjin Teda and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
Tianjin Teda form and stats
Tianjin Teda have played three Super League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Tianjin, as their goalkeeper Jingqi Fang has completely shut out the opponents for 284 minutes in the Super League.
Happy days for Tianjin Teda in their previous game, a Super League match away at Qingdao Hainiu (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Cruz scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Yue, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Yue won 10 of 12 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Henan Jianye.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tianjin here at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). 3 goals have been conceded.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright form and stats
Things could have gone better for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in their Super League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Shijiazhuang had fun at their own home (Kunshan Sports Center Stadium) last time out, beating Dalian Professional 2-0. Maritu (2) scored. Maritu, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.6. Maritu scored two goals.
A 1-1 draw at Shanghai Shenhua's stadium before that.Shijiazhuang are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Shijiazhuang have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled previously this season: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright - Tianjin 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Tianjin two wins, two draws and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Taty Maritu 7 goals |  M. Damasceno Santos da Cruz 4 goals |  P. Xie 4 goals |
Tianjin Teda missing players
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright missing players
| Tianjin Teda | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 35 | 22 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 31 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 62% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 48% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 48% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 14% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 10% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 62% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 9.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 27% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 35% |
| 11.6 | 11.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have the most conceded goals (6) away in Super League
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Super League
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have the most scored goals (12) in Super League
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Super League
- Shijiazhuang Ever Bright is in the best form (4-2-0) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tianjin Teda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Super League
- Tianjin Teda have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Super League
| 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 Shenhua | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | Henan Jianye | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Wuhan Zall | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| 7 | Dalian Professional | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 11 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
