National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jiangsu Suning or Shenzhen that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Super League game only four days ago. That game, against Henan Jianye, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shenzhen.
It's quite the trip for Shenzhen when visiting Jiangsu as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Jiangsu Suning form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Jiangsu Suning so far this season.
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Guangzhou R&F in the Super League last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Dalian Professional that finished 1-1.
A disappointing finish for Jiangsu in their match versus Guangzhou R&F as their 3-1 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 3-3 full time score. A goal frenzy last time out for Jiangsu Suning, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Guangzhou R&F. Fun stuff to watch!
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Jiangsu Suning as they are travelling to their away game against Shanghai Shenhua in the Super League. That match is three days after this one.
The Jiangsu Suning fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Shenzhen play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Henan Jianye. Prior to that match, the Shenzhen manager X. Zhang faced defeat when travelling to Guangzhou Evergrande and losing 0-2.
A new game in only three days for Shenzhen, the Super League home match versus Shandong Luneng. Busy days.
Shenzhen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Shenzhen have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Jiangsu, four draws and two wins for Shenzhen. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Teixeira Santos 18 goals |  E. Citadin Martins 12 goals |   J. Mary Honi Uzuegbunam 9 goals |
Jiangsu Suning missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Jiangsu Suning | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 30 | 51 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 332 | 201 | Total Shots | T S | 168 | 344 | ||
| 117 | 70 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 103 | ||
| 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 14 |
| 6 | Dalian Professional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -13 | 11 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)