Wuhan Yangtze have some catching up to do from their 17th spot, and the first opportunity is against Dalian Professional. Read more!
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dalian Professional have the most points from losing position (13) in Super League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Dalian Professional, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Wuhan Yangtze form and stats
Wuhan Yangtze's results here at Changshu Sports Centre Stadium in the Super League have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
Dong was the last player to score a league goal for Wuhan Yangtze and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Wuhan Yangtze haven't scored in 225 minutes.
Yangtze experienced a slightly shocking loss 0-3 against Tianjin Teda in their previous game, also a home game. Wuhan Yangtze's goalkeeper Xiang was extremely busy against Tianjin Teda, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eleven saves.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.Lots of goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 21 of the 26 latest league games with this side has seen at least three goals.
Wuhan Yangtze are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (33 from 16 played).
Dalian Professional form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Dalian Professional playing as the away team in the Super League this season. Having won their last three away games Dalian Professional has no reason to fear anyone.
The manager Xie was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Dalian Sports Center. Professional suffered a 1-2 loss to Wuhan Three Towns (placed 1st). Before that loss this team had won at least a draw from seven league rounds in a row. Defender Lin was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Lin won 10 of 14 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Shanghai Shenhua.Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
Dalian Professional has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Dalian Professional have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the sides played each other earlier this season; Dalian Professional - Yangtze 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Wuhan Yangtze four wins, three draws and Dalian Professional three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Brown Forbes 10 goals |  B. Willemen Da Silva 4 goals |  A. Kajević 4 goals |
Wuhan Yangtze missing players
Dalian Professional missing players
| Wuhan Yangtze | Dalian Professional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 30 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | 46 |
| 64 | 33 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 47 |
| 97% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 97% |
| 84% | 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 93% | 97% |
| 74% | 81% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 64% | 61% |
| 32% | 31% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 36% | 29% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 10% |
| 55% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 65% |
| 13% | 6% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 21% | 16% |
| 35% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 23% |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 33% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 38% |
| 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Dalian Professional have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dalian Professional have the most points from losing position (13) in Super League
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wuhan Yangtze have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 31 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 72 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 46 | 69 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Chengdu Qianbao | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 55 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Dalian Professional | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 42 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 38 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -29 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -33 | 17 |
| 16 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -33 | 17 |
| 17 | Wuhan Yangtze | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 64 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -34 | 16 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -87 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
