The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Heilongjiang Lava Spring are in the 4th position while the guesting Xinjiang Tianshan worry at 6th.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Heilongjiang and Xinjiang Tianshan.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
Overall League One stats at home this season for Heilongjiang Lava Spring, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in League One, are 0-4-1 (wins-draw-losses). With eight home League One games in a row without a win, the Heilongjiang Lava Spring fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sichuan game long ago, can be stopped today.
The fans are hoping that Heilongjiang will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the League One game against Xinjiang Tianshan. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Nei Mongol Zhongyou the opponent.
Heilongjiang have scored 2 goals here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. From these home matches, Heilongjiang have conceded only 3 goals.
Xinjiang Tianshan form and stats
0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Xinjiang Tianshan, who have the most conceded goals (16) in League One, playing as the away team in the League One this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Xinjiang Tianshan who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Heilongjiang Lava Spring in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Shenyang Urban that ended 2-2.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Xinjiang as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Xinjiang's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Heilongjiang Lava Spring - Xinjiang Tianshan 0-0 entered in the official records. Heilongjiang Lava Spring-Xinjiang Tianshan H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Heilongjiang Lava Spring two wins, Xinjiang Tianshan zero wins, four draws. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Fan 2 goals |  N. Tursun 2 goals | A. Abduwal 2 goals |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring missing players
Xinjiang Tianshan missing players
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Xinjiang Tianshan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 81% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 12% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 44% | 62% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 129 | 56 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 65 | 133 |
| 44 | 21 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 22 | 43 |
| 20% | 14% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 30% |
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest conceded goals (6) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have yet to win a game at home.
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the fewest clean sheets (3) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the fewest points (2) away in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the fewest points from losing position (0) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals (16) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals (9) away in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the the worst goal difference (-11) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the the worst goal difference (-6) away in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have yet to win a game away.
- Xinjiang Tianshan is in the worst form (0-3-2)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 6 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)