The Chengdu Qianbao & Wuhan Three Towns head coaches Seo and Morilla Pineda are both afraid of and feeling excited about this crucial match in the upper part of the League One positions.
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most clean sheets (15) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Chengdu nor Wuhan Three Towns 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.
Chengdu Qianbao form and stats
Chengdu Qianbao are steadily winning League One games and points here. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.
Chengdu's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Guizhou Zhicheng (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Chengdu Qianbao "killed" Guizhou Zhicheng in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Hangzhou.The manager Seo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Meizhou Hakka in only four days.
Chengdu Qianbao are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (26 goals in 10 games). Chengdu Qianbao have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
The away performances of Wuhan Three Towns have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the League One. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Things are running smoothly for Wuhan who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 18 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Nanjing City.
The supporters enjoyed Wuhan's previous game versus Hangzhou (placed 4th), a League One 2-1 win played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Meizhou Hakka with the score of 2-0.Wuhan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. Wuhan are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Chengdu and Wuhan Three Towns have faced off already this season: Wuhan Three Towns - Chengdu Qianbao 2-1.Chengdu Qianbao missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Chengdu Qianbao | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 68 | 36 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 33 | 69 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 83% | 87% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 53% | 53% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 67% |
| 37% | 47% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 43% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 57% |
| 50% | 53% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 53% | 40% |
| 23% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 9.7 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 64% | 61% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 51% | 53% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
- Chengdu Qianbao have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most clean sheets (15) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the the best goal difference (+36) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most matches over the total-line (17) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wuhan Three Towns is in the best form (6-0-0) in League One
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 73 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 32 | 71 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 62 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 62 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 52 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 28 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Beijing BG | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenyang Urban | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -23 | 25 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -27 | 23 |
| 17 | BIT | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | -40 | 11 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -47 | 9 |
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