National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zibo Sunday or Shenzhen that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Super League game only four days ago.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Sunday have reached this FA Cup stage through battling and winning against Shanghai Jiading. Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the League One, Zibo Sunday have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
Zibo Sunday faced defeat in their previous match, away at Zhenjiang Huasa (1-4).
A League One defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Jiangxi Liansheng.The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Shenzhen to win. Let's see if Zibo Sunday are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 10 games found revealing 0 Zibo Sunday wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
Sunday has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Zibo Sunday have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Shenzhen form and stats
Shenzhen's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Shanghai Shenhua.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Shenzhen have produced an overall stat of 4-2-7 so far.
Alessandrini was the last player to score for the away team. Shenzhen haven't scored a league goal in the last 246 minutes.
Shenzhen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shanghai SIPG proved too strong as Shenzhen slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre. Shenzhen did not look prepared in the first half against Shanghai SIPG and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one. Im, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Im won 4 of 7 duels.
The game before that, in the Super League, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Dalian Yifang.Shenzhen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). The Shenzhen manager Zhang has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Ji 8 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 6 goals | C. Li 4 goals |
Zibo Sunday missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 26 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 36% | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 9.7 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 Yifang | 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 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)
