National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sichuan or Nanjing City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sichuan and Nanjing City.
Sichuan form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The Sichuan fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre: A 0-1 defeat against Wuhan Three Towns.
Before that, Sichuan played out a League One draw 1-1 when visiting Nanjing City.Nanjing City form and stats
Two travels in a row for Nanjing, whose manager F. Pea could celebrate last time after the League One win against Guizhou Zhicheng.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Sichuan.Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings featuring these teams: Sichuan won one, Nanjing City triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Sichuan missing players
Nanjing City missing players
| Sichuan | Nanjing City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 67% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 11% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 39% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 74% | ||
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