Nanjing City are all set for a new test after their 0-0 versus Nantong Zhiyun in the previous match. Heilongjiang Lava Spring are coming to town!
- Nanjing City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Nanjing nor Heilongjiang Lava Spring 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.
Nanjing City form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Nanjing City have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games.
The home team returns to Jiangning Sports Center after drawing with Nantong Zhiyun (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Shaanxi Chang'an (2-3).This is expected to be a close game, with Nanjing City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nanjing City as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Nanjing City has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0.
There will be little rest for Nanjing after this match as they are travelling to Shanghai Jiading for a League One game in only four days.
The Nanjing City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heilongjiang Lava Spring so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
Heilongjiang's last game was the home draw against Hebei Kungfu (1-1).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Shanghai Jiading with the score of 3-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heilongjiang Lava Spring playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Heilongjiang Lava Spring win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 14 of this club's last 16 league games.
Heilongjiang have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 17 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these participants: Nanjing City won zero, Heilongjiang Lava Spring triumphed in one and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Messi Bouli 14 goals |  E. Etti 6 goals | X. Bu 4 goals |
Nanjing City missing players
Heilongjiang Lava Spring missing players
| Nanjing City | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 36 |
| 31 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 41 |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 73% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 46% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 69% | 64% |
| 27% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 12% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 54% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 77% | 72% |
| 35% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 20% |
| 31% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 16% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 7.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 45% | 56% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 46% | 44% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nanjing City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 51 | 71 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 64 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 33 | 56 |
| 4 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 53 |
| 5 | Hebei Kungfu | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Zibo Sunday | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 36 |
| 9 | Nanjing City | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Qingdao Youth Island | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiading | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -18 | 25 |
| 14 | Guangxi Baoyun | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Shenyang Urban | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 24 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 31 | -30 | 19 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 30 | -32 | 18 |
| 18 | BIT | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 34 | -53 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
