National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Qingdao Jonoon or Changchun Yatai that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Qingdao Jonoon 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.
Qingdao Jonoon form and stats
Last season, Qingdao Jonoon's FA Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The story so far in the Super League for Qingdao Jonoon at their home stadium (Qingdao Tiantai Stadium) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Qingdao lost their last game at Beijing Guoan after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Sarić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Sarić hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Before that, Qingdao Jonoon had a Super League home game versus Henan Jianye which ended with a victory 2-0.Qingdao Jonoon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Qingdao Tiantai Stadium with 15 goals in 9 league matches.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Changchun Yatai in their Super League matches away.
Changchun delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Shanghai Shenhua in their previous match. Yan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Yan hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Dalian Professional.Changchun Yatai have another game away in just four sleeps, a Super League game vs Tianjin Teda. A gruelling fixture list for the guests!
Changchun has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. As for defending, Changchun Yatai rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Qingdao victories, two draws and three Changchun Yatai wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Tan 7 goals |   F. Brown Forbes 6 goals |
Qingdao Jonoon missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Qingdao Jonoon | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 25 | 42 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 28 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.7 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | ||
| 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.1 | 13.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Tianjin Teda | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Henan Jianye | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 14 |
| 15 | Dalian Professional | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 27 | -30 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
