National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shijiazhuang Ever Bright or Zibo Sunday that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright form and stats
Shijiazhuang participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.When playing at home in the Super League, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shandong Luneng (1-2). Muriqui, an attacker, was the best player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.64 (out of 10). Muriqui scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Shenzhen.Shijiazhuang have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Shijiazhuang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Sunday's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Sunday failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Wuhan Three Towns that ended with defeat 0-3.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guizhou Zhicheng at their stadium, the result 2-1.Head 2 Head
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright missing players
Zibo Sunday missing players
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Zibo Sunday | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 13 | 21 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 44% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.8 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 72% | 65% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 30 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | -28 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)