AFC Cup betting and spectator preview: Eastern and Warriors meet at Hong Kong Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Eastern form and stats
Eastern has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Hong Kong Stadium. We remember; it was Rangers.
No payout for Eastern in their previous match, an away game at Kitchee that ended in defeat 0-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Warriors (1-2).Eastern are traveling soon after this match as the AFC Cup match at Athletic 220 awaits in three days.
Warriors form and stats
Warriors have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Warriors play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-1 victory visiting Pegasus. As you can tell from the results above, Warriors was very dominant against Pegasus, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Wong Chun Ho and Lee Hong Lim providing the goals.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Eastern in the Premier League.A quick return to home after this game, as Warriors are hosting Tainan City in the AFC Cup only three days away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Eastern wins - draws - Warriors wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ferreira Leonardo 11 goals | F. Azevedo Pedreira 5 goals | L. Espindola da Silva 5 goals |
Eastern missing players
Warriors missing players
| Eastern | Warriors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 62 | 31 | Scored | S | 29 | 47 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Athletic 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Eastern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tainan City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |