Plenty of boom and bust for these contenders so far this campaign, placed in positions near the midsection of the League One table. Here's the Sichuan - Heilongjiang Lava Spring latest:
- Sichuan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Sichuan and Heilongjiang Lava Spring.
Sichuan form and stats
Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sichuan, who played 1-1 against Zhenjiang Huasa. That match was also played at this venue (Jinzhou Stadium).
Before that match, a win away at BIT.There will be little rest for Sichuan after this match as they are travelling to Chengdu Qianbao for a League One game in only four days.
Sichuan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Defensively Sichuan have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring form and stats
Heilongjiang Lava Spring go into this game after a win, the home game against Chengdu Qianbao that ended 2-1.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Zhenjiang Huasa with the score of 1-0.The travelling fans enjoy Heilongjiang's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Heilongjiang have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Heilongjiang Lava Spring - Sichuan 1-1 was the outcome when these two teams previously played each other, earlier this season. Sichuan-Heilongjiang Lava Spring H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sichuan zero wins, Heilongjiang Lava Spring zero wins, three draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Ewolo 8 goals |  P. Yan 6 goals |   K. Xiao 4 goals |
Sichuan missing players
Heilongjiang Lava Spring missing players
| Sichuan | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| 77% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 73% | 68% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 64% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 55% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 55% |
| 50% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 41% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 18% |
| 3.5 | 3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 6 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 46% | 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 67% | 54% |
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sichuan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 48 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | Beijing BG | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -21 | 13 |
| 17 | BIT | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | -30 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -25 | 7 |
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