Closing in on the top clubs is the target when these two mid-table clubs do battle. Both will be aiming to strenghten their league position, Heilongjiang Lava Spring in 7th and Nanjing City in 11th spot.
- Nanjing City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
It's no vacation for neither Heilongjiang nor Nanjing City 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.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
Heilongjiang Lava Spring have played 8 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Heilongjiang drew their last game, 0-0 away at Zibo Sunday (placed 13th).
2-2 away at Jiangxi Liansheng before that.Heilongjiang are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Heilongjiang defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nanjing City form and stats
There's been little loot from Nanjing City's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the League One. Nanjing City only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Nanjing have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 193 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
The supporters enjoyed Nanjing City's previous game versus BIT (placed 17th), a League One 1-0 win played at home.
Prior to that result Nanjing won their away game at Xinjiang Tianshan. The scoreline was 2-0.Nanjing City have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nanjing have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Heilongjiang Lava Spring missing players
Nanjing City missing players
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Nanjing City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 38 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 36 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 37 |
| 86% | 85% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 89% |
| 68% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 68% |
| 46% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 14% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 54% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 50% |
| 39% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 21% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 36% | 32% |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.3 | 5.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 51% | 47% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 65% | 66% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.1 | 7.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
- Nanjing City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 64 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 62 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 55 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 43 |
| 8 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | BIT | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | -40 | 9 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -39 | 8 |
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