The season is still fairly new and the League One table has to be read with caution. So far Hangzhou find themselves in 2nd position and Guizhou Zhicheng are placed 3rd.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Guizhou Zhicheng have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Hangzhou form and stats
Perfect League One season at home so far for Hangzhou, who have the most points (6) at home in League One, 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Hangzhou's last game was hosting Shenyang Urban (placed 4th) and winning 1-0. Before that, Hangzhou played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Meizhou Hakka.
The manager X. Zheng will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Jiangxi Liansheng in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Hangzhou's 2 home games: 5 goals, 0 conceded.
Guizhou Zhicheng form and stats
Four points from two away games for Guizhou Zhicheng, meaning one draw and one victory in the League One so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Zhicheng, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Jiangxi Liansheng (placed 5th) in the League One last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Shaanxi Chang'an.
A quick return to home after this game, as Zhicheng are hosting Meizhou Hakka in the League One only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Guizhou Zhicheng has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Guizhou Zhicheng - Hangzhou 1-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Hangzhou victories, one draw and two Guizhou Zhicheng wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 3 goals |  C. Martins de Souza Ladislau 2 goals |  D. Ndlovu 2 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Guizhou Zhicheng missing players
| Hangzhou | Guizhou Zhicheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | 30 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 1 | 9 | 28 |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 53% | 50% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 62% |
- Guizhou Zhicheng have not yet lost a game away.
- Hangzhou has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in League One
- Hangzhou has the most dropped points from leading position (6) in League One
- Hangzhou has the most points (6) at home in League One
- Hangzhou has the most scored goals (5) at home in League One
- Hangzhou has the most scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Hangzhou has the the best goal difference (+5) at home in League One
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hangzhou have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hangzhou have won all their matches at home so far.
- Hangzhou haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Hangzhou | Last season | Guizhou Zhicheng | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 37% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 260 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 270 | ||
| 95 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 110 | ||
| 52% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | Hangzhou | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Shenyang Urban | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 6 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)