The home side, Nantong Zhiyun, should be the favourites in this match, but Sichuan have shown both capability and bravery. Read more about the game!
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Nantong nor Sichuan 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
6-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Nantong Zhiyun so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Nantong after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nantong's last game was hosting Sichuan (placed 9th) and winning 2-0.
Before that, Nantong had a home game versus Suzhou Dongwu which ended with a victory 3-1.Goals decide football matches and Nantong Zhiyun are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 11 league matches. Nantong's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sichuan form and stats
3-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sichuan in their League One matches away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Sichuan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Nantong Zhiyun (placed 5th).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Shenyang Urban.Sichuan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Sichuan have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams faced each other previously this match year: Sichuan - Nantong 0-2. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Nantong victories, three draws and zero Sichuan wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 13 goals | M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 12 goals |  M. Yang 7 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Sichuan missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Sichuan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 61 | 36 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 29 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| 76% | 82% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 62% | 52% |
| 55% | 71% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 24% |
| 24% | 35% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 9% |
| 12% | 18% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 6% |
| 45% | 59% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 36% |
| 39% | 29% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 45% |
| 18% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 36% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7.9 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 53% | 61% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 61% | 41% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sichuan 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.
- Sichuan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 74 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 68 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 68 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 61 |
| 6 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 53 |
| 8 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 50 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 49 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 45 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -23 | 39 |
| 12 | Zibo Sunday | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Suzhou Dongwu | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 29 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -30 | 26 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | Shenyang Urban | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -27 | 25 |
| 17 | BIT | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -43 | 14 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 23 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -50 | 9 |
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