We have to say that both sides are in pretty good shape, Chengdu Qianbao enjoying a 14 point advantage on Heilongjiang Lava Spring in the league table. Let's go!
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals (35) in League One
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated match!
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
1-4-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Heilongjiang Lava Spring so far this season. Heilongjiang has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Yuxi Qi not having conceded a league goal in 261 minutes.
Heilongjiang are returning here after visiting Zhenjiang Huasa in a League One game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Chen Liming scored the goal(s). Heilongjiang made it very difficult for themselves, when Ependi Nizamdin got a red card in the 72nd minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Heilongjiang Lava Spring won the match 1-0!
Preceding that game was the away draw at Shaanxi Chang'an that finished 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Heilongjiang Lava Spring as they are travelling to their away game against Sichuan in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Heilongjiang fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Chengdu Qianbao form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (35) in League One, on their League One travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Chengdu who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Jiangxi Liansheng.
Chengdu Qianbao are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the League One against Shaanxi Chang'an (placed 5th).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sichuan.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to BIT.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Chengdu Qianbao alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (16 from 5 played). Chengdu's manager J. Seo has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
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  U. Ewolo 3 goals |
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| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Chengdu Qianbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 25 | 54 |
| 26 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 86% |
| 67% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| 48% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 52% |
| 38% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 43% |
| 14% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 38% |
| 52% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 50% | 52% |
| 19% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 2.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 55% | 42% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 78% | 68% |
- Chengdu Qianbao have not yet lost a game away.
- Chengdu Qianbao have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Chengdu Qianbao have scored at least twice as many goals away as Heilongjiang Lava Spring have scored home.
- Chengdu Qianbao have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the fewest conceded goals (5) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals (35) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the the best goal difference (+14) away in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the the best goal difference (+30) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 49 |
| 2 | Chengdu Qianbao | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 48 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 45 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Nantong Zhiyun | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 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 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 21 |
| 14 | Zibo Sunday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -10 | 16 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -22 | 10 |
| 17 | BIT | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -28 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -22 | 7 |
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