There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Changchun Yatai leading Sichuan by 12 points.
It's no vacation for neither Changchun Yatai nor Sichuan 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.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Changchun Yatai, who have the most scored goals (19) in League One, have to build on here in the League One. Changchun has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Changchun, who won 3-1 against Zhenjiang Huasa (placed 2nd). Before that, Changchun had a home game versus Nantong Zhiyun which ended with a victory 4-0.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Changchun has scored 10 goals here in 4 home games. Changchun are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Sichuan form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One, are W1-D3-L0 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Home advantage was not enough for Sichuan in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Nantong Zhiyun, 1-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Xinjiang Tianshan.
Sichuan were so close to getting something from the game against Nantong Zhiyun, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.
The visiting Sichuan have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Sichuan in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sichuan - Changchun 1-3. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (Changchun Yatai wins - draws - Sichuan wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Tan 10 goals |  D. Gao 3 goals |  L. Vieira de Souza 3 goals |
Changchun Yatai missing players
Sichuan missing players
| Changchun Yatai | Sichuan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | 61 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 38 | 65 |
| 47 | 31 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 40% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 29% |
- All of Sichuan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Changchun Yatai has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most matches over the total-line (5) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most points (9) at home in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most points from losing position (7) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals (10) at home in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals (19) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the the best goal difference (+13) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the the best goal difference (+7) at home in League One
- Changchun Yatai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Changchun Yatai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Changchun Yatai have scored more than double the goals of Sichuan.
- Changchun Yatai haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Changchun Yatai is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Sichuan has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
- Sichuan has the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
- Sichuan has the most dropped points from leading position (6) in League One
- Sichuan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sichuan have not yet lost a game away.
- Sichuan have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sichuan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Changchun Yatai | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 6 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)