Neutral parties would believe there's a noteworthy gap in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Nantong Zhiyun ahead of Shenyang Urban by 18 points.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Shenyang Urban have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in League One
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shenyang Urban, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
4-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Nantong Zhiyun so far this season.
It's back home for Nantong Zhiyun, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Xinjiang Tianshan away with the result 4-1.
Before that, Nantong Zhiyun had a home game versus Jiangxi Liansheng which ended with a victory 2-1.Lots of goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this team has seen three or more goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Zhenjiang Huasa in only four days. This game is also played here at Kangqiao Football Base.
The Nantong fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Nantong Zhiyun are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kangqiao Football Base in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Shenyang Urban form and stats
Playing away, Shenyang Urban have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
Shenyang Urban's previous game was their home loss versus Zhenjiang Huasa (1-4).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Shijiazhuang Kungfu.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Jiangxi Liansheng.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shenyang Urban as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Shenyang have conceded 8 goals in these games. Shenyang Urban has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Nantong wins - draws - Shenyang Urban wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 6 goals |  A. Traoré 5 goals |  M. Yang 2 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shenyang Urban missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shenyang Urban | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 80% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 8.4 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 38% |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11 | 10.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have not yet lost a game.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored more than double the goals of Shenyang Urban.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shenyang Urban have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Shenyang Urban have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shenyang Urban have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shenyang Urban have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in League One
- Shenyang Urban have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Sichuan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Kungfu | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Beijing BG | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Guangxi Baoyun | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Zibo Sunday | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | BIT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -22 | 1 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
