Nantong Zhiyun are prepared for Xinjiang Tianshan with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Check our match preview!
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Nantong Zhiyun have to build on here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3 in the League One.
Nantong Zhiyun faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wuhan Three Towns (0-2).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Zibo Sunday in a game that was won 4-2.Nantong Zhiyun have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3 with 13 goals in 7 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Xinjiang Tianshan form and stats
Xinjiang Tianshan have only collected 2 points from their away games in the League One, after 0-2-5 (7 played). Xinjiang are desperate to end a 23-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Zibo Sunday fixture.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Beijing BG with 0-5 on the scoreboard. Xinjiang lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Guizhou Zhicheng.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Xinjiang's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. Xinjiang have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Xinjiang Tianshan - Nantong 0-3 was the outcome when these two contenders last did battle, some time ago this season. Nantong-Xinjiang Tianshan H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Nantong Zhiyun four wins, Xinjiang Tianshan zero wins, one draw. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 9 goals | J. Correia 9 goals |  M. Yang 7 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Xinjiang Tianshan missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Xinjiang Tianshan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 42 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | 63 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 72% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 76% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 58% | 56% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 36% |
| 16% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 28% |
| 52% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 58% | 40% |
| 28% | 17% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 42% | 60% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 55% | 64% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 62% | 46% |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored more than double the goals of Xinjiang Tianshan.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have yet to win a game away.
- Xinjiang Tianshan haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 29 | 61 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 43 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 38 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 17 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -33 | 8 |
| 18 | BIT | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 23 | -37 | 8 |
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