After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Nantong Zhiyun and Beijing BG in this fresh League One season. Read our match preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Nantong Zhiyun at their home stadium (Dalian University Stadium) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Nantong's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Zhenjiang Huasa (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Nantong played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Nanjing City.
Nantong Zhiyun are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Jiangxi Liansheng awaits in four days.
At Dalian University Stadium, Nantong Zhiyun has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Beijing BG form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The manager Zhang Xu was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Beijing suffered a 0-1 loss to Jiangxi Liansheng (placed 3rd). A 2-2 draw at Zhenjiang Huasa's stadium before that.
Late heartbreak for Beijing in the Jiangxi Liansheng match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
2 goals so far away for Beijing BG, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Nantong Zhiyun-Beijing BG H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Nantong one win, Beijing BG zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  X. Yan 6 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Beijing BG missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Beijing BG | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Last season | Beijing BG | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 18 | ||
| 87% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 67% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 47% | ||
| 13% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 33% | ||
| 7% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 13% | ||
| 53% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 47% | ||
| 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chengdu Qianbao | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing BG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 5 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | Nanjing City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)