Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shaanxi Chang'an & Guizhou Zhicheng face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Chang'an nor Guizhou Zhicheng 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Shaanxi Chang'an form and stats
Chang'an participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3.
A nice win for Chang'an last time playing, versus Jiangxi Liansheng. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with K. Onuegbu (2) and R. Tambe scoring for the victors.
Heartbreak before that as Chang'an lost 1-3 at Wuhan Three Towns's place.Guizhou Zhicheng form and stats
Zhicheng's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Home advantage was not enough for Zhicheng in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Nanjing City, 1-2.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Jiangxi Liansheng with the score of 1-0.Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding six meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Chang'an, one draw and two wins for Guizhou Zhicheng. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Yang 4 goals |
Shaanxi Chang'an missing players
Guizhou Zhicheng missing players
| Shaanxi Chang'an | Guizhou Zhicheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 52% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | ||
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)