Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Suzhou Dongwu & Chengdu Qianbao 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 Suzhou nor Chengdu Qianbao 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.
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
Suzhou Dongwu was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the FA Cup.No payout for Suzhou Dongwu in their previous match, an away game at Zhenjiang Huasa that ended in defeat 1-4.
Before that, Suzhou drew at home versus Zibo Sunday.Chengdu Qianbao form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.In general it has been a productive period now for Chengdu as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Zibo Sunday in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 0-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs Xinjiang Tianshan.Head 2 Head
Suzhou Dongwu-Chengdu Qianbao H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Suzhou zero wins, Chengdu Qianbao four wins, zero draws. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Li 3 goals |   Z. Li 2 goals |
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
Chengdu Qianbao missing players
| Suzhou Dongwu | Chengdu Qianbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 25 | 51 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.9 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 49% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 57% | ||
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