League One: First-class versus second-rate, at least based on the matches so far. Hangzhou - Shenyang Urban. Home win or a shock result?
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals (6) in League One
- Shenyang Urban have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in League One
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shenyang Urban have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Hangzhou form and stats
6-0-0 is the performance here at Hengli Soccer Town #9 Soccerpitch so far in the League One, giving Hangzhou a total of 18 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! Hangzhou has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Beijing BG defeat 69 days ago.
The Hangzhou goalkeeper Bo Zhao is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 298 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
A nice win for Hangzhou last time playing, versus Nanjing City. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with N. Mushekwi scoring for the victors. Some amazing scenes last match, when N. Mushekwi scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
Before that match, a win away at Suzhou Dongwu.Hangzhou are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Jiangxi Liansheng awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Hangzhou's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Hangzhou have only let in 1 goal at home.
Shenyang Urban form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shenyang Urban so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Shenyang Urban much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Hangzhou will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager M. Yu was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Hengli Soccer Town #9 Soccerpitch. Shenyang suffered a 0-1 loss to Jiangxi Liansheng (placed 16th).
A 1-2 defeat away at Nanjing City before that.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Shenyang's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. Shenyang's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Hangzhou and Shenyang Urban have faced each other before this season: Shenyang Urban - Hangzhou 2-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Hangzhou wins - draws - Shenyang Urban wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mushekwi 16 goals |   J. Yang 7 goals | J. Yao 4 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Shenyang Urban missing players
| Hangzhou | Shenyang Urban | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 44 | 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 68% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 64% |
| 45% | 55% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 32% | 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 14% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 14% |
| 41% | 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 50% | 55% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 45% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 71% | 71% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 53% | 53% |
- Hangzhou have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hangzhou have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hangzhou have scored more than double the goals of Shenyang Urban.
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in League One
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals (6) in League One
- Hangzhou have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Hangzhou have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in League One
- Hangzhou have the most points (18) at home in League One
- Hangzhou have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shenyang Urban have the fewest points (1) away in League One
- Shenyang Urban have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) 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 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 48 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Wuhan Three Towns | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | Beijing BG | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -21 | 13 |
| 17 | BIT | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | -30 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -22 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)