National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Changchun Yatai or Hangzhou that keep their silverware dream alive.
This promises to be an interesting game with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Changchun Yatai was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the FA Cup.17 points is a decent return from 7 Super League games here for Changchun Yatai. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Changchun fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Changchun Yatai has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Changchun's last game was hosting Dalian Professional and winning 3-1. The striker Júnior Negrão was named "man of the match" for Changchun with the rating of 8.33/10. Negrão scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A Super League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Beijing Guoan.The Changchun Yatai fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively Changchun have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hangzhou form and stats
Hangzhou was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round last season.Things are running smoothly for Hangzhou who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Beijing BG.
Hangzhou play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Nanjing City.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Suzhou Dongwu in the League One.Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Changchun victories, five draws and three Hangzhou wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 21 goals |   G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 11 goals |  E. Nascimento de Lima 4 goals |
Changchun Yatai missing players
Hangzhou missing players
| Changchun Yatai | Hangzhou | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 49 | ||
| 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 70% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 28 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 8 | Dalian Professional | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)