Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Nantong Zhiyun in 3rd and Heilongjiang Lava Spring in 4th place.
It's no vacation for neither Nantong 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.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Nantong Zhiyun, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in League One, have to build on here at Changzhou Institute of Technology in the League One.
Nantong Zhiyun are returning here after visiting Sichuan in a League One game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. M. Kovačević and Xu Junmin scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Changchun Yatai.
A late climax in the match against Sichuan as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by Xu Junmin.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nantong here at Changzhou Institute of Technology in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). As for guarding their own goal, Nantong have only let in 2 goals at home.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in League One, are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
282 minutes! That's how long the Heilongjiang goalkeeper Ning Lu and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring played 0-0 against Xinjiang Tianshan in their previous match. Prior to that result Heilongjiang Lava Spring won their away game at Zhenjiang Huasa. The scoreline was 1-0.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Heilongjiang's manager H. Li 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.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Heilongjiang Lava Spring - Nantong 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Nantong wins - draws - Heilongjiang Lava Spring wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Xu 3 goals | M. Kovačević 2 goals | M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 2 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Heilongjiang Lava Spring missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | 24 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 31 | 71 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 15% |
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest conceded goals (5) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest scored goals (2) away in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest scored goals (4) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in League One
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nantong Zhiyun has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun has the most scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 6 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 3 |
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