This should be an appealing game as Hangzhou have their supposed home advantage, while Wuhan Three Towns lead them by 2 points in the Super League table.
- Hangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wuhan Three Towns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hangzhou form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Hangzhou at their home stadium (Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Hangzhou are returning here after visiting Chengdu Rongcheng and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Leonardo and Yao scored the goal(s). Zhao loved the game against Chengdu Rongcheng. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory. Attacking player Leonardo outdid all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.31 out of 10. Leonardo scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Shanghai Shenhua in the FA Cup.
Observe: 11 of the most recent 14 league games from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Nantong Zhiyun in only four days. This game is also played here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
The Hangzhou fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Hangzhou have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Wuhan Three Towns have produced an overall stat of 4-4-2 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Wuhan's previous game versus Qingdao Jonoon (placed 13th), a 1-0 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Takahata when Duan scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute. The attacker Marcão got a match rating of 8.05 in that game. Marcão hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
A loss, in the FA Cup away at Nantong Zhiyun, before that.
Take note! Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
Wuhan Three Towns are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Wuhan Three Towns have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the sides played each other earlier this season; Wuhan Three Towns - Hangzhou 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Hangzhou two wins, one draw and Wuhan Three Towns two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 10 goals |   A. Yakubu 9 goals |  D. Gao 4 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Hangzhou | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| 26 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 89% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 47% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 21% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 68% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 21% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 12.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 15.2 | 16.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 35% | 26% |
| 12.8 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- All of Wuhan Three Towns's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wuhan Three Towns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Tianjin Teda | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Hangzhou | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | -32 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
