National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zibo Qisheng or Beijing Guoan that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zibo Qisheng form and stats
Action has already taken place for Qisheng in FA Cup as they have defeated Jinan Xingzhou and Yiwu Jinxiu to reach the 3rd Round.Zibo Qisheng lost their last game at Wuhan Chufeng Heli after a 1-2 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 versus BIT.Beijing Guoan form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Beijing Guoan so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Dalian Professional in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. Beijing Guoan's last match (vs Dalian Professional) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 86th minute equalizer by Kang. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Kang and that is impressive stuff! Midfielder Kang was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.5. Kang scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 27 successful passes (of 29 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against Changchun Yatai in the Super League.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Beijing have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. In the opposite end, Beijing Guoan have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Kang 4 goals | L. Yang 4 goals |   X. Zhao 3 goals |
Zibo Qisheng missing players
Beijing Guoan missing players
| Zibo Qisheng | Beijing Guoan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 20 | 48 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 71% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 38% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 21% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 Rongcheng | 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 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 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 |
