Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Guangxi Baoyun & Henan Jianye face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Guangxi Baoyun nor Henan Jianye as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Guangxi Baoyun form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the FA Cup for Guangxi, as the manager Zhao led his troops to eliminate Shaanxi Chang'an, and reach the 2nd Round. Guangxi Baoyun was eliminated in the 2nd preliminary round last season in the FA Cup.Guangxi Baoyun have played 14 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Guangxi Baoyun lost their last game at Qingdao Jonoon after a 0-3 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the League One match versus BIT with a 1-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Guangxi after this match as they are travelling to Qingdao Youth Island for a League One game in only three days.
Guangxi Baoyun are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Guangxi have conceded only 12 goals.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Shandong Luneng.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Henan Jianye have produced an overall stat of 5-3-4 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Henan Jianye, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Wuhan Three Towns last time out. Jianye goalie Wang was high and low in the Wuhan Three Towns game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Midfield player Wang was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.91/10. Wang signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 46 successful passes (of 53 total).
A 2-3 defeat away at Meizhou Hakka before that.Henan Jianye have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva Monte 9 goals |  M. Kovačević 8 goals |  J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |
Guangxi Baoyun missing players
Henan Jianye missing players
| Guangxi Baoyun | Henan Jianye | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 56 | 77 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 46 | 70 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 65 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Zibo Sunday | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 13 | Guangxi Baoyun | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -20 | 28 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 33 | -29 | 25 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 31 | -29 | 23 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 29 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -36 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 29 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 39 | -57 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Wuhan Zall | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -27 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | -70 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
