Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Guizhou Zhicheng in 4th and Beijing BG in 4th place.
It's no vacation for neither Zhicheng nor Beijing BG 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Guizhou Zhicheng form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Guizhou Zhicheng have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
In their previous game, the manager X. Wang led his Zhicheng to a defeat in the League One match away at Sichuan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Huitang Stadium. A strong away win before that one, visiting Shenyang Urban and winning 3-0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zhicheng here at Huitang Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). 5 goals have been conceded.
Beijing BG form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Beijing's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Xinjiang Tianshan that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Beijing Renhe.
After this away game Beijing BG return home for a League One game against Shenyang Urban. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Beijing has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. For Beijing, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Zhicheng wins - draws - Beijing BG wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  X. Yan 5 goals |   H. Gui 4 goals | S. Mota Mello 2 goals |
Guizhou Zhicheng missing players
Beijing BG missing players
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Beijing BG | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 42% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 80% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 17% |
| 58% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 42% |
| 25% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 3.4 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | 44 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 47 | 113 |
| 36 | 10 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 21 | 48 |
| 36% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 38% |
- Beijing BG has the most matches over the total-line (7) in League One
- Beijing BG have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Beijing BG have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Beijing BG have scored at least twice as many goals away as Guizhou Zhicheng have scored home.
- Beijing BG haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Guizhou Zhicheng has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in League One
- Guizhou Zhicheng haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Hangzhou | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 5 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 9 |
| 6 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)