A quick peek at the League One standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our Nantong Zhiyun - Shaanxi Chang'an guide!
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Shaanxi Chang'an have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Nantong nor Shaanxi Chang'an 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.
It's quite the trip for Shaanxi Chang'an when visiting Nantong Zhiyun as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun have played 9 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Nantong Zhiyun has won their last four matches.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 360 minutes.
Nantong are returning here after visiting Sichuan in a League One game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Suzhou Dongwu with a 1-0 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Nantong's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Nantong after this match as they are travelling to Shenyang Urban for a League One game in only three days.
The Nantong manager Cao has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nantong Zhiyun have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Shaanxi Chang'an form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shaanxi Chang'an in their League One matches away.
Shaanxi Chang'an have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 284 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
Chang'an go into this game after a win, the home game against Shenyang Urban that ended 1-0.
Prior to that result Chang'an won their away game at Beijing BG. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Suzhou Dongwu.
The travelling fans enjoy Chang'an's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. Chang'an have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Nantong wins - draws - Shaanxi Chang'an wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Onuegbu 17 goals |   J. Correia 12 goals | M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 10 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shaanxi Chang'an missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shaanxi Chang'an | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 52 | 30 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| 26 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 72% | 79% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 52% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 36% | 34% |
| 24% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 36% | 31% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 45% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 38% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 45% |
| 21% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 53% | 61% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 57% | 57% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shaanxi Chang'an have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shaanxi Chang'an have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Shaanxi Chang'an haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 73 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 32 | 71 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 62 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 62 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 52 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 28 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Beijing BG | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 15 | Shenyang Urban | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -23 | 25 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -27 | 23 |
| 17 | BIT | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | -40 | 11 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -47 | 9 |
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