League One: Two squads in decent shape get together for this fixture. Sichuan hold a small edge with their 6th position in the table?
- Suzhou Dongwu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Suzhou nor Sichuan 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
28 points is a decent return from 14 League One games here at Dalian University Stadium for Suzhou Dongwu. The data says 9 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Suzhou Dongwu travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beijing BG that ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Suzhou Dongwu in their match versus Beijing BG as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Jiangxi Liansheng.Suzhou has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Suzhou Dongwu have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Sichuan form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, Sichuan have produced an overall stat of 7-2-5 so far.
Sichuan might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Zhenjiang Huasa proved too strong as Sichuan slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Zibo Sunday at their stadium, the result 2-1.Low-scoring game? 8 of this side's latest 10 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
Sichuan find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Sichuan as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Suzhou Dongwu won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Sichuan have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  X. Ma 10 goals |   C. Tang 8 goals |  Y. Men 6 goals |
Suzhou Dongwu missing players
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| Suzhou Dongwu | Sichuan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 33 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 35 |
| 31 | 15 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | 75% |
| 54% | 64% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 25% |
| 36% | 43% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 39% |
| 36% | 29% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.9 | 9.2 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 40% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 36% |
| 7.5 | 6.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
- Sichuan have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- Sichuan have the most matches under the total-line (20) in League One
- Sichuan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Suzhou Dongwu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 53 | 74 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 42 | 67 |
| 3 | Qingdao Jonoon | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 40 | 62 |
| 4 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 56 |
| 5 | Hebei Kungfu | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | Sichuan | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | Zibo Sunday | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 34 |
| 12 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -8 | 32 |
| 13 | Guangxi Baoyun | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -22 | 25 |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | -25 | 25 |
| 16 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 61 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -35 | 21 |
| 17 | Beijing BG | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 31 | -30 | 20 |
| 18 | BIT | 28 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 39 | -58 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
