National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Suzhou Dongwu or Wuhan Yangtze that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
Suzhou have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against BIT. Last season, Suzhou Dongwu's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd preliminary round.Overall League One stats at home this season for Suzhou Dongwu are 9-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Suzhou Dongwu's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Sichuan.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Beijing BG that finished 2-2.The match schedule is unforgiving for Suzhou as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Zibo Sunday are visiting.
The Suzhou Dongwu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Wuhan Yangtze form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Shandong Luneng.Wuhan Yangtze have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Super League, after 3-0-8 (11 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Wuhan Yangtze as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Beijing Guoan. The attacker Huajun got a match rating of 6.94 in that game. Huajun dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Guangzhou R&F in the Super League.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Yangtze manager Li as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Henan Jianye.
The visiting Wuhan Yangtze have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Wuhan Yangtze struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  F. Brown Forbes 9 goals |   C. Tang 8 goals |  Y. Men 6 goals |
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
Wuhan Yangtze missing players
| Suzhou Dongwu | Wuhan Yangtze | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 50 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.9 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 13.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 56 | 77 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 46 | 70 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 65 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Zibo Sunday | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 13 | Guangxi Baoyun | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -20 | 28 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 33 | -29 | 25 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 31 | -29 | 23 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 29 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -36 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 29 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 39 | -57 | 6 |
| 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 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Dalian Professional | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Wuhan Yangtze | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 16 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -27 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | -70 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
