A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Wuhan Three Towns and Shandong Luneng know what's at stake in this second leg of the FA Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Wuhan nor Shandong Luneng 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.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium as Wuhan Three Towns have scored 55 goals to get 37 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 12-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Wuhan Three Towns, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Super League.
The regulars are hoping that Wuhan Three Towns will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 1-3 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Shandong Luneng.
Before that, Wuhan had a Super League home game versus Tianjin Teda which ended with a victory 3-0.It's goals goals goals for Wuhan Three Towns who have scored 55 goals from 17 league home games. Wuhan Three Towns have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the finals.10 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Shandong Luneng playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shandong Luneng goalkeeper Dalei Wang is eager to challenge this, with his 181 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Shandong's previous match versus Wuhan Three Towns, a FA Cup win (3-1) played at home.
Before that, Shandong Luneng secured a home win against Beijing Guoan with the score 3-0.The Shandong manager Hao has got the team scoring on the road, with 35 away goals in 17 league matches. As opposed to that, Shandong Luneng have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other already this season, with the final score Shandong Luneng - Wuhan 3-1 entered in the official records. Statistics for the former three meetings between these two sides are: zero wins for Wuhan Three Towns, two draws and one win for Shandong Luneng. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Amaral Alves 27 goals |   C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 24 goals |  D. da Luz Pereira 18 goals |
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Wuhan Three Towns | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 61 | 33 | Scored | S | 27 | 73 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17.1 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 16 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 58% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 33 | 62 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 62 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 56 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 71 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 39 | -42 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
