The League One match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these contenders up until now, with Nantong Zhiyun leading Shenyang Urban by 21 points. Get your full match preview:
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shenyang Urban have scored away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Nantong Zhiyun have to build on here in the League One. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Nantong after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nantong faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shandong Luneng (0-1).
Ahead of that match, Nantong won a home game hosting Xinjiang Tianshan (3-0).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nantong Zhiyun as they are travelling to their away game against Suzhou Dongwu in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Nantong can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 16 times. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nantong's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shenyang Urban form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shenyang Urban so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Shenyang, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Jiangxi Liansheng (placed 16th) in the League One last time out.
A draw for Shenyang before that, at their own venue hosting Nanjing City (3-3).A quick return to home after this game, as Shenyang are hosting Sichuan in the League One only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Shenyang Urban's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Shenyang have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 9 goals | J. Correia 9 goals |  M. Yang 7 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shenyang Urban missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shenyang Urban | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 45 | 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 43 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 73% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 65% |
| 54% | 69% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 38% | 50% |
| 23% | 31% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 8% | 27% |
| 15% | 23% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 19% |
| 50% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 50% |
| 31% | 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 23% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 54% | 42% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 8.4 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 53% | 60% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 55% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shenyang Urban have scored away.
- 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Meizhou Hakka | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 64 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 55 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 32 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | BIT | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 23 | -39 | 9 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -38 | 8 |
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