Take hard look at their own game plan or focus more on the opponent? Both Meizhou Hakka and Nantong Zhiyun have to try something more original than what they have done so far. Read more!
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Super League
Meizhou Hakka are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Nantong Zhiyun are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Nantong Zhiyun have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Meizhou Hakka and Nantong Zhiyun should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Meizhou Hakka at their home stadium (Huitang Stadium) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. When Meizhou Hakka hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Meizhou Hakka, Shenzhen, Qingdao Hainiu and Dalian Pro), they have won 3 of 4 matches! Two draws in a row at home now for Meizhou Hakka.
The spoils were shared in Meizhou's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hangzhou (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Meizhou Hakka's goalie Cheng played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Hangzhou with a stunning nine saves.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright with a 1-0 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Meizhou Hakka handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Take note: 12 of the most recent 15 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both sides.
The Meizhou fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
There's been little loot from Nantong Zhiyun's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games in the Super League. Nantong Zhiyun only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws. With the Nantong Zhiyun losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Baldé was the last player to score for the away team. Nantong Zhiyun haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Nantong Zhiyun might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shanghai Shenhua proved too strong as Nantong slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Midfielder Wang was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Wang hit three key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Shanghai SIPG.Nantong Zhiyun are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Low on goals? 11 of this side's latest 14 league rounds have seen two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Nantong Zhiyun have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Meizhou have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Nantong Zhiyun.This happened when the sides faced each other previously this season; Nantong Zhiyun - Meizhou Hakka 2-2. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Conraad 7 goals |   R. Castillo Álvarez 7 goals | R. Santana da Silva 5 goals |
Meizhou Hakka missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Meizhou Hakka | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 42 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 47 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 64% |
| 61% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| 21% | 21% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 75% | 71% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 57% |
| 11% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 7% | 11% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 32% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12.4 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.3 | 12.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 19% |
| 13.9 | 11.8 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
- Meizhou Hakka have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nantong Zhiyun have scored away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 44 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 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 Songshan Longmen | 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 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 | -26 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Hainiu | 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 Pro | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 | -21 | 19 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -49 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
