Shanghai Shenhua vs Beijing GuoanPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Matchday eighteen in Shanghai. Shanghai Shenhua have 38 goals scored and 34 conceded in twenty-one games, from nine wins, five draws and seven defeats. At their own ground they stand at five wins, two draws and three losses, with twenty-one goals for and seventeen against, close to four goals a game between the two boxes. Beijing Guoan have scored exactly the same 38 but shipped only 27. Their record reads nine wins, seven draws and five defeats, and away from their own ground the return is three wins, four draws and two defeats, a goal balance of fourteen made against twelve allowed. Across the most recent five rounds they have collected three wins and two draws, while Shenhua over the same stretch have mixed two wins with three defeats. The league average is 3.03 goals per game and both sides sit above it: seventy-two goals in total across Shanghai Shenhua's twenty-one fixtures, sixty-five across Beijing Guoan's. Neither defence has been a mean one this season. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.