A vital match in League One as both sides are fighting for the top spots. With Sichuan in 4th place and Qingdao Jonoon located at 3rd, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling battle. Read on to learn more!
- Sichuan have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in League One
- Qingdao Jonoon have the most scored goals in the first half (23) 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 Sichuan and Qingdao Jonoon.
Sichuan form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 League One games here at Kangqiao Football Base for Sichuan. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Sichuan's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Qingdao Jonoon (placed 3rd).
In the game before, an away victory match versus BIT with a 2-0 scoreline.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 13 latest league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
A decent goal production from Sichuan in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Sichuan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kangqiao Football Base in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Qingdao Jonoon form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the League One. Momentum is building for Qingdao Jonoon in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Qingdao, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sichuan (placed 4th) last time out.
A loss against Shijiazhuang Kungfu was the result prior to that, in a home game.Qingdao Jonoon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. Qingdao Jonoon are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Thinking about a bet on both teams to score (or not)? Unexpectedly enough, the last occasion both teams scored in one of the away team's league matches was the last time they played today's opposition Sichuan! Qingdao - Sichuan 1-2, five games ago. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Sichuan wins - draws - Qingdao Jonoon wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Onuegbu 15 goals |   X. Ma 9 goals |  C. Wang 4 goals |
Sichuan missing players
Qingdao Jonoon missing players
| Sichuan | Qingdao Jonoon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 40 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 95% |
| 77% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 58% | 73% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 45% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 27% | 9% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 42% | 55% |
| 45% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 14% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.3 | 8 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.3 | 8.8 | 7.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 42% | 49% |
| 6.7 | 7 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
- Qingdao Jonoon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Qingdao Jonoon have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in League One
- Sichuan have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in League One
- Sichuan have the most matches under the total-line (15) 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 | Nantong Zhiyun | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 37 | 53 |
| 2 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 53 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Sichuan | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Kungfu | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Qingdao Youth Island | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Nanjing City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Zibo Sunday | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 11 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Guangxi Baoyun | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Shanghai Jiading | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 18 |
| 16 | Shenyang Urban | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | -29 | 11 |
| 18 | BIT | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -46 | 2 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
