National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jiangxi Liansheng or Wuhan Three Towns that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an animated game!
Jiangxi Liansheng form and stats
Liansheng have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hainan Star. Last season, Jiangxi Liansheng's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Jiangxi Liansheng's results here at Ruichang Sports Park Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The Liansheng fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Ruichang Sports Park Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Hebei Kungfu.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Wuxi Wugou and winning 1-0.Jiangxi Liansheng aren't scoring a lot here at Ruichang Sports Park Stadium in the league, with only {3 goals} from 6 games. Jiangxi Liansheng's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Shandong Luneng drew the shortest straw.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
There were no winners in Wuhan's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Shandong Luneng.
Before that, Wuhan Three Towns travelled to Tianjin Teda and returned home with a draw after the Super League game finished 1-1.It's not easy to score on Wuhan Three Towns as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous three meetings with these sides: Jiangxi Liansheng won zero, Wuhan Three Towns triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Braga Bispo Junior 4 goals |  Q. Tao 3 goals |  A. Yakubu 2 goals |
Jiangxi Liansheng missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 30 | 46 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 15.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 32% | ||
| 9.3 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangxi Baoyun | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Qingdao Youth Island | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Nanjing City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Jinan Xingzhou | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Yanbian Longding | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Hebei Kungfu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dantong Hantong | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Dongguan United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 4 |
| 16 | Wuxi Wugou | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Dalian Professional | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
