National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Suzhou Dongwu or Meizhou Hakka that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
Suzhou Dongwu have not come this way in the FA Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Qingdao Red Lions. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Suzhou Dongwu have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Suzhou travelled for their previous game, a trip to Dongguan United that ended 0-0.
A 1-1 draw away in the League One before that, with Dantong Hantong the opponent.Suzhou Dongwu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. From these home matches, Suzhou Dongwu have conceded only 4 goals.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.There's been little loot from Meizhou Hakka's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Super League. Meizhou Hakka only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Attacker Yin got a player rating of 7.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Yin scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the Meizhou manager Ristić faced defeat when travelling to Henan Jianye and losing 1-2.Meizhou Hakka has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Meizhou struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding three meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Suzhou Dongwu, zero draws and two wins for Meizhou Hakka. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game. Egbuchunam loves to play against Suzhou Dongwu and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Wu 4 goals |  Y. Zheng 3 goals |   C. Yang 3 goals |
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Suzhou Dongwu | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 32 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 48% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 42% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangxi Baoyun | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Qingdao Youth Island | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Nanjing City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Jinan Xingzhou | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Yanbian Longding | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Hebei Kungfu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Dantong Hantong | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Dongguan United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 4 |
| 16 | Wuxi Wugou | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Dalian Professional | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
