The Wuhan Three Towns & Shanghai Shenhua managers Pineda and Wu are both fearful of and feeling excited about this important game in the top area of the Super League standings.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals (23) in Super League
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game.
It's no vacation for neither Wuhan Three Towns nor Shanghai Shenhua as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
As mentioned below, Wuhan Three Towns are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Super League games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Happy days for Wuhan Three Towns in their previous game, a fixture away at Guangzhou Evergrande (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Pineda when Xie scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Midfield player Stanciu got a match rating of 8.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Stanciu scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 64 successful passes (of 75 total).
Before that, Wuhan had a home game versus Hebei CFFC which ended with a victory 5-0.Wuhan Three Towns always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Aswan Stadium with 13 goals in 3 league games. Wuhan have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Shanghai Shenhua form and stats
Shanghai Shenhua are happy with their away performances in the Super League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Shanghai Shenhua has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Shanghai SIPG for a 1-1 draw. Attacker Zhu got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Zhu scored one goal.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Guangzhou Evergrande.A quick return to home after this game, as Shanghai Shenhua are hosting Hebei CFFC in the Super League only four days away.
Shanghai has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. Shanghai Shenhua are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Shanghai Shenhua - Wuhan Three Towns 1-1 was the scoreline in these sides' latest head-to-head game, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Amaral Alves 5 goals |  D. da Luz Pereira 5 goals |  N. Stanciu 4 goals |
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
Shanghai Shenhua missing players
| Wuhan Three Towns | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8.3 | 9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21.6 | 23.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | 14.4 |
| 7.6 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 43% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 55% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
- All of Wuhan Three Towns's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Shanghai Shenhua have not yet lost a game.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shanghai Shenhua have scored in all their matches so far.
- Shanghai Shenhua have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shanghai Shenhua haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wuhan Three Towns have created more than twice as many corners as Shanghai Shenhua.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals (13) at home in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals (23) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the the best goal difference (+19) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have won all their matches at home so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wuhan Three Towns is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Changchun Yatai | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Shanghai SIPG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Shenzhen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Hangzhou | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Wuhan Zall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 15 | Chengdu Qianbao | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 3 |
| 17 | Hebei CFFC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 3 |
| 18 | Guangzhou R&F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -16 | 0 |
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