The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Wuhan Zall are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 11th.
Guangzhou R&F have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Wuhan Zall can neither be promoted or relegated from Super League. Guangzhou R&F is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Wuhan Zall form and stats
5-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Wuhan Zall so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Wuhan Zall bring valid hopes of a third.
Wuhan Zall manager Li Tie and his team return home after a 4-4 draw away versus Shenzhen (placed 15th) in the Super League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tianjin Quanjian (1-3).
A case of two points dropped for Wuhan Zall in the Shenzhen match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Wuhan Zall, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Shenzhen. Fun stuff to watch!
The Wuhan Zall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Guangzhou R&F, who have the most conceded goals (65) in Super League, so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-10 (win-draw-lose).
Guangzhou R&F play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Beijing Renhe (placed 16th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hebei CFFC wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Guangzhou R&F are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 13 away games so far. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Guangzhou R&F's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 37 goals in 13 travels.
Head 2 Head
Wuhan Zall and Guangzhou R&F have met before this season: Guangzhou R&F - Wuhan Zall 3-4. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Wuhan Zall victory, 0 draws and 2 Guangzhou R&F wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Zahavi 28 goals |   J. Kouassi 12 goals |  D. Saba 12 goals |
Wuhan Zall missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Wuhan Zall | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 37 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 52 |
| 38 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 37 | 65 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 52% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 85% | 89% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 69% | 70% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 46% | 37% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 77% | 81% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
- All of Guangzhou R&F's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Guangzhou R&F have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Guangzhou R&F have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Guangzhou R&F haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 37 | 63 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 32 | 62 |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 61 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 45 |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 44 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Dalian Yifang | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Henan Jianye | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Guangzhou R&F | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 37 | -13 | 32 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 30 |
| 13 | Hebei CFFC | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Tianjin Quanjian | 27 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 22 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -17 | 20 |
| 16 | Beijing Renhe | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -36 | 13 |