About Match
14 points for Qingdao Hainiu (16th), 19 for Shanghai Shenhua (12th): a 5-point gap. Shanghai Shenhua have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. A win here leaves Qingdao Hainiu on 17 points and up to 14th, other results permitting.
Defeat has followed defeat for Qingdao Hainiu — five in succession. Qingdao Hainiu have banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Shanghai Shenhua, 6.
9 meetings are on record — 0 won by Qingdao Hainiu, 9 by Shanghai Shenhua, 0 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 22% of the meetings.