League One: Two teams who have done well so far. Let's get ready for Hangzhou - Meizhou Hakka with this comprehensive preview!
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals (3) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most clean sheets (4) in League One
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League One match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sichuan.
These teams have little in common geographically as Meizhou Hakka have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Hangzhou form and stats
Hangzhou, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in League One, have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the League One. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Hangzhou are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Sichuan.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Zibo Sunday in a game that was won 2-1.Hangzhou are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. Hangzhou are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hengli Soccer Town #9 Soccerpitch in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka are yet to lose a point on their League One travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. The fact that Meizhou Hakka have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Meizhou won their last game, 3-2 versus Shaanxi Chang'an played at home. L. Doumbouya certainly enjoyed Meizhou Hakka's last game versus Shaanxi Chang'an, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-2 victory.
Prior to that result Meizhou won their away game at Xinjiang Tianshan. The scoreline was 2-0.Meizhou Hakka find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Meizhou are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 0 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Meizhou Hakka - Hangzhou 0-1. Hangzhou-Meizhou Hakka H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hangzhou four wins, Meizhou Hakka three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Doumbouya 8 goals |   N. Mushekwi 6 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Meizhou Hakka missing players
| Hangzhou | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 86% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 56% |
- Hangzhou have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals (3) in League One
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in League One
- Hangzhou have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in League One
- Hangzhou have the the best goal difference (+7) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Meizhou Hakka have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Meizhou Hakka have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most clean sheets (3) away in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most clean sheets (4) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most matches under the total-line (4) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have won all their away games so far.
- Meizhou Hakka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Meizhou Hakka is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Hangzhou | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Sichuan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 5 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 6 | Zibo Sunday | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)