Nantong Zhiyun are chasing the top spots while Suzhou Dongwu are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Suzhou Dongwu have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League One
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nantong and Suzhou Dongwu.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun have collected 16 points from their League One home games so far after 5-1-4.
Nantong are returning here after visiting Shenyang Urban in a League One game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. The 3-0 win against Shenyang Urban was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Ahead of that match, Nantong lost 1-2 at home to Shaanxi Chang'an.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nantong, as the League One home game vs Sichuan is only two days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 10 games), Nantong's attacking play is working. Nantong's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Suzhou Dongwu so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Suzhou Dongwu, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Jiangxi Liansheng game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
The attacking players of Suzhou Dongwu have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 181 minutes. The Suzhou goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 220 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
There were no winners in Suzhou Dongwu's previous match, a League One home game that ended 0-0 vs Shaanxi Chang'an (placed 6th).
Before that, Suzhou travelled to Sichuan and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.The schedule is very tough for Suzhou Dongwu now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Beijing BG is waiting in only two days.
Suzhou Dongwu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Suzhou Dongwu have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Suzhou Dongwu has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Suzhou Dongwu - Nantong 0-1 was the result in these teams' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the prior five meetings): Nantong won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Suzhou Dongwu got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Correia 13 goals | M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 12 goals |  M. Yang 7 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
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| Nantong Zhiyun | Suzhou Dongwu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 56 | 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 28 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | 46 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 74% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 55% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | 52% |
| 23% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| 13% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 6% |
| 45% | 60% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 58% |
| 39% | 27% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 19% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 32% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 8.4 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 53% | 62% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 43% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) 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.
- Suzhou Dongwu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Suzhou Dongwu have the most dropped points from leading position (17) 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 | Meizhou Hakka | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 37 | 74 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 73 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 65 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 65 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 58 |
| 6 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 52 |
| 8 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 47 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 | Zibo Sunday | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 30 |
| 13 | Suzhou Dongwu | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 16 | Shenyang Urban | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -26 | 25 |
| 17 | BIT | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | -45 | 11 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -48 | 9 |
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