The league standings reveals that 21 points split the two opponents in this League One fixture. Sichuan hold both the points- and home advantage.
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- Jiangxi Liansheng have the most dropped points from leading position (16) 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.
Sichuan form and stats
Sichuan have played 14 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-0-6 (wins-draws-losses).
The Sichuan goalkeeper Yanming Lu is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 206 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.
A strong away win for Sichuan against Beijing BG the last match, as Martín (2) were on target.
Preceding that game, an unexpected home defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande in the FA Cup.
It should be considered that a glance at the 12 latest league matches shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Zibo Sunday are coming to town in three days.
Sichuan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 14 games.
Jiangxi Liansheng form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jiangxi Liansheng so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Jiangxi Liansheng have lost on their last two travels.
Liansheng aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 223 league minutes without a goal. Smith was the last player to find the net.
Jiangxi Liansheng might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Zhenjiang Huasa proved too strong as Jiangxi Liansheng slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans.
The game before was the FA Cup-duel against Shanghai Shenhua, a home defeat (0-5).
A new game in only three days for Jiangxi Liansheng, the League One home match versus Suzhou Dongwu. Busy days.
Liansheng have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Jiangxi Liansheng have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Oddly enough, the last time Jiangxi Liansheng kept a "clean sheet" was also against this opposition, five league matches ago (Jiangxi Liansheng - Sichuan 1-0). Previous five meetings featuring these squads: Sichuan won one, Jiangxi Liansheng triumphed in one and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  X. Ma 10 goals |   M. Damasceno Santos da Cruz 10 goals | E. García Martín 6 goals |
Sichuan missing players
Jiangxi Liansheng missing players
| Sichuan | Jiangxi Liansheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 27% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 53% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 27% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 23% | 7% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | 63% |
| 43% | 57% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 7.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 39% |
| 6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
- Jiangxi Liansheng have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jiangxi Liansheng have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in League One
- Jiangxi Liansheng haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sichuan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- Sichuan have the most matches under the total-line (22) in League One
- Sichuan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 58 | 80 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 45 | 70 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 45 | 68 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 60 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 22 | 56 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Qingdao Youth Island | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Zibo Sunday | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 36 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -17 | 31 |
| 14 | Guangxi Baoyun | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 34 | -30 | 25 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 31 | -31 | 23 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | -39 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 39 | -59 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
