The Nantong Zhiyun & Shijiazhuang Kungfu head coaches Cao and Zhang are both anxious about and eagerly anticipating this important match in the higher area of the League One table.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League One
- Shijiazhuang Kungfu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an interesting match with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun have performed here at Jiangning Sports Center this season with 10 wins from 15 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Nantong, as their goalkeeper Xiaodong Shi has completely shut out the opponents for 215 minutes in the League One.
Nantong Zhiyun's last game was hosting Shanghai Jiading (placed 15th) and winning 4-0. As mentioned above, Nantong Zhiyun "killed" Shanghai Jiading in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that match, a win away at Heilongjiang Lava Spring.It should be taken into account that a look at the 16 most recent league fixtures shows that 15 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nantong as they are travelling to their away game against Nanjing City in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Nantong Zhiyun in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 15 league matches. Nantong Zhiyun have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}.
Shijiazhuang Kungfu form and stats
The visitors are W8-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
270 minutes! That's how long the Shijiazhuang Kungfu goalkeeper Weijie Sui and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Meizhou Hakka with 2-6 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Shijiazhuang travelled to Nanjing City and returned home with a draw after the League One game finished 0-0.Low-scoring game? 12 of this team's latest 14 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
A new game in only four days for Shijiazhuang Kungfu, the League One home match versus Heilongjiang Lava Spring. Busy days.
The visiting Shijiazhuang have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 15 games. Shijiazhuang Kungfu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Nantong and Shijiazhuang Kungfu have duelled before this season: Shijiazhuang Kungfu - Nantong Zhiyun 0-1. Head to head data (for the prior two meetings): Nantong Zhiyun won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Shijiazhuang Kungfu have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 20 goals |  A. Traoré 9 goals | Z. Jiang 6 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shijiazhuang Kungfu missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shijiazhuang Kungfu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 57 | 25 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 40 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 86% |
| 66% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 66% |
| 55% | 47% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 34% |
| 21% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 31% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 66% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 47% | 52% |
| 17% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.6 | 9.5 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 48% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 45% | 47% |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals (11) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most clean sheets (10) at home in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most clean sheets (19) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shijiazhuang Kungfu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shijiazhuang Kungfu have won significantly more corners away than 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 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 56 | 77 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 46 | 70 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 65 |
| 4 | Shijiazhuang Kungfu | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Zibo Sunday | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 13 | Guangxi Baoyun | 29 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -20 | 28 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 33 | -29 | 25 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 31 | -29 | 23 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 29 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -36 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 29 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 39 | -57 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
