Match preview: 23 points split the sides up until now, Nantong Zhiyun the superior team. Will Suzhou Dongwu strike back?
- Suzhou Dongwu have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Suzhou nor Nantong Zhiyun as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Suzhou Dongwu form and stats
With 0 League One wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Suzhou Dongwu are certainly not brimming with confidence. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Suzhou have lost seven games in a row.
No payout for Suzhou in their previous match, an away game at Shaanxi Chang'an that ended in defeat 0-3.
Ahead of that match, Suzhou Dongwu lost 1-3 at home to Meizhou Hakka.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Beijing BG in only four days. This game is also played here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3.
Suzhou aren't scoring a lot here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre Football Field 3 in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. Suzhou's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Playing away, Nantong Zhiyun have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
Nantong Zhiyun have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against Shenyang Urban in their previous game. As mentioned above, Nantong was the only team on the pitch versus Shenyang Urban in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 0-1 defeat away at Shandong Luneng before that.Nantong Zhiyun have another fixture away from home in just four days, a League One match against Sichuan. A grim diary for them!
Nantong are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Suzhou zero wins, two draws and Nantong Zhiyun two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 11 goals | M. Ruan da Silva Chagas 9 goals |  M. Yang 7 goals |
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Suzhou Dongwu | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 49 |
| 43 | 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| 56% | 46% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 38% | 56% |
| 30% | 23% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 26% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 63% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 48% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 26% | 23% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 22% |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 45% | 48% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 43% | 54% |
| 5.6 | 4 | 3.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in League One
- Suzhou Dongwu have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in League One
- Suzhou Dongwu is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 68 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 67 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 62 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 56 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 47 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 39 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Zibo Sunday | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | Suzhou Dongwu | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 26 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -19 | 25 |
| 15 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 22 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | BIT | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | -40 | 10 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -39 | 9 |
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