Super League: Nantong Zhiyun are 23 points short of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, but are fully set to go full throttle. Bring it on!
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Super League
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Nantong Zhiyun are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Tianjin is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Nantong Zhiyun and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 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.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
With 2 Super League wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Nantong Zhiyun are certainly not brimming with confidence. With eight home Super League games in a row without a win, the Nantong Zhiyun fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
A good away victory last time out for Nantong, who won 4-0 against Meizhou Hakka (placed 11th). Finally, a league win after five games without one. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Nantong Zhiyun played a great game against Meizhou Hakka and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The goalie Qinghao was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.9 out of ten. Qinghao topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Shanghai Shenhua with the scoreline 0-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantong Zhiyun handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Nantong aren't scoring a lot here at Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium in the league, with only {9 goals} from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger form and stats
Playing away, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Super League this season. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Tianjin played 1-1 against Shanghai Shenhua in their previous match. Rosa got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Rosa scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Qingdao Hainiu at their stadium, the result 4-1.We have checked recent matches where Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Tianjin have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger - Nantong 1-1 was the end result in these teams' last head to head game, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Berič 9 goals |   R. Castillo Álvarez 8 goals |  F. Vieira Rosa 7 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 40 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 66% | 57% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 66% |
| 31% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 29% | 34% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 21% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 14% |
| 55% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | 62% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| 31% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 14.9 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 22% | 15% | 5% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| 14 | 12.8 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals (9) at home 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 more corners at home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 60 |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 52 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Wuhan Three Towns | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 48 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Cangzhou | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 40 | -31 | 30 |
| 13 | Qingdao Hainiu | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 15 | Dalian Pro | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 20 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 46 | -54 | 12 |
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