A lot at stake in this fixture, with Nantong Zhiyun placed 6th and Wuhan Three Towns at 3rd. Read our preview!
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wuhan Three Towns is in the best form (5-1-0)
Nantong have less rest than Wuhan Three Towns in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Zibo Sunday.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
All-inclusive League One results playing at home this season for Nantong Zhiyun are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Nantong, their manager H. Xie and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Nantong enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Zibo Sunday's place. The match ended 5-0 with Yang Mingyang, Gao Dalun, Lei Wenjie (2) and Zé Turbo scoring. As mentioned above, Nantong "killed" Zibo Sunday in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Preceding that match was the home game against Guizhou Zhicheng that was lost 0-1.A decent goal production from Nantong in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. On the other hand, Nantong have conceded 6 goals.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Playing away, Wuhan Three Towns have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the League One this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Wuhan hope to make it five in this match.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Wuhan Three Towns goalkeeper Xiaofeng Geng is eager to challenge this, with his 273 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Wuhan had fun at their own home (Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3) last time out, beating Beijing BG 4-0. Nie Aoshuang, Yang Kuo, Marcão and M. Ogbu scored. As you can tell from the results above, Wuhan was very dominant against Beijing BG, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Nie Aoshuang, Yang Kuo, Marcão and M. Ogbu providing the goals.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Xinjiang Tianshan.The travelling fans enjoy Wuhan Three Towns's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 23 | 47 |
| 20 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 65% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 66% | 75% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 55% | 56% |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wuhan Three Towns is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Chengdu Qianbao | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 45 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Zibo Sunday | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -18 | 10 |
| 17 | BIT | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -27 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -22 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)