A home victory is predicted from this match if the league table is anything to judge by. The Hangzhou regulars are hopeful that the contrast between 4th and Cangzhou's 12th position in the table will be visible on the pitch.
- Hangzhou have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Super League
- Cangzhou have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Super League
Cangzhou is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cangzhou, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Hangzhou have less rest than Cangzhou in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a AFC Champions League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cangzhou have had more rest.
Hangzhou form and stats
When playing at home in the Super League, Hangzhou have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. Hangzhou has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Hangzhou's previous fixture was a AFC Champions League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-0 versus Ventforet Kofu. The home team hope to to continue in that form. Defender Possignolo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Possignolo scored one goal and won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Meizhou Hakka that finished 1-1.Goals, goals, goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 18 of the 23 most recent league matches with this side has had at least three goals.
A decent goal production from Hangzhou in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 14 league matches. Hangzhou have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cangzhou form and stats
Cangzhou have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Super League, after 3-3-8 (14 played). Cangzhou are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 11 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Dalian Yifang game.)
Cangzhou aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 365 league minutes without a goal. Owusu-Sekyere was the last player to find the net.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cangzhou as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-6 against Henan Jianye. Cangzhou lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one. The attacker Maritu got a match rating of 6.93 in that game. Maritu hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Meizhou Hakka.As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Cangzhou's match history for similar games we find 4 matches. The home team won 3 of these as expected, 3 of them by at least two goals. Cangzhou managed 0 draws and 1 surprise win.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Cangzhou manager Zhao has some worries about the defense as 34 goals have been conceded in these travels. Cangzhou has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Cangzhou have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) facing Hangzhou.The latest recorded scoreline between these squads is the Cangzhou - Hangzhou 2-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 17 goals |   D. Owusu Sekyere 8 goals |  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 7 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Cangzhou missing players
| Hangzhou | Cangzhou | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 49 | 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | 54 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 79% |
| 71% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 50% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 25% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| 61% | 43% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 61% |
| 29% | 36% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 18% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 32% |
| 5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 32% | 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 22% | 24% |
| 11.9 | 10.9 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
- Cangzhou have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cangzhou have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cangzhou have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Super League
- Cangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hangzhou have the most matches over the total-line (20) 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 | Shanghai Port | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 51 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Chengdu Qianbao | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Henan Jianye | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 34 |
| 12 | Cangzhou | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 | -26 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | -21 | 19 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 45 | -53 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
