National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Xi'an Ronghai or Guangzhou R&F 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.
Xi'an Ronghai form and stats
Guangzhou R&F form and stats
Guangzhou R&F's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 1st round.There's been little loot from Guangzhou R&F's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Guangzhou R&F only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Guangzhou R&F in their previous game as they lost hosting Meizhou Hakka, 0-1. Guangzhou were so close to getting something from the game against Meizhou Hakka, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime. Defender Tang was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Tang won 2 of 2 duels.
Prior to that match, the Guangzhou R&F manager Li faced defeat when travelling to Wuhan Zall and losing 1-2.In the opposite end, Guangzhou have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Xi'an Ronghai missing players
Guangzhou R&F missing players
| Xi'an Ronghai | Guangzhou R&F | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 0 | 0 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 13 | 21 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 22 | 48 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 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 | 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 Rongcheng | 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 Yifang | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 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 Zall | 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)
