National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jinan Xingzhou or Changchun Yatai that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Jinan Xingzhou nor Changchun Yatai 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.
Jinan Xingzhou form and stats
The Xingzhou followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Wuxi Wugou and win 3-1.
Before that match, a League Two win away at Yanbian Longding.Changchun Yatai form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Playing away, Changchun Yatai have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Tianjin Teda with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Leading 2-0 was not enough for Changchun Yatai in their fight with Tianjin Teda last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Late heartbreak for Changchun Yatai in the Tianjin Teda match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Midfield player Serginho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.65/10. Serginho scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Chengdu Rongcheng.Changchun's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Jinan Xingzhou missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Jinan Xingzhou | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 52% | ||
| 33% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 70% | 40% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 32% | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 55% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 42% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 Rongcheng | 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 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 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)
