The league table is allowed to rest as Henan Jianye and Sichuan battle for FA Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup. That game was also an away game, at Chengdu Qianbao. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Henan Jianye form and stats
Last season, Jianye's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round.3-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Henan Jianye so far this season.
Henan Jianye's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Chongqing Dangdai Lifan. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a FA Cup win away at Meixian Qiuxiang.The Jianye fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Jianye are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dalian University Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Sichuan form and stats
Sichuan was sent out of FA Cup in the 4th round last season.Total FA Cup statistics for Sichuan: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Two travels in a row for Sichuan, whose manager Y. Li could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Chengdu Qianbao.
Before that, Sichuan travelled to Beijing Guoan and returned home with a draw after the FA Cup game finished 1-1.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. da Silva Dourado 5 goals |   Q. Wang 4 goals | K. Xiao 4 goals |
Henan Jianye missing players
Sichuan missing players
| Henan Jianye | Sichuan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 6 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 46% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 30 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | -28 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)