A important game in League One as both squads are fighting for the top spots. With Wuhan Three Towns in 18th place and Meizhou Hakka located at 18th, this promises to be a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals (60) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Wuhan nor Meizhou Hakka 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.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Wuhan Three Towns have been outstanding at home so far in the League One with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Wuhan tasted defeat here at Wuhua People's Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Wuhan's last game was hosting Zhenjiang Huasa (placed 8th) and winning 2-0.
Heartbreak before that as Wuhan Three Towns lost 0-1 at Chengdu Qianbao's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wuhan as they are travelling to their away game against Hangzhou in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Goals are plentiful at Wuhua People's Stadium in the league this season as Wuhan Three Towns has scored 29 goals here in 11 home games. From these home matches, Wuhan have conceded only 7 goals.
Meizhou Hakka form and stats
Meizhou Hakka have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 28 points collected from 11 League One games. 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Heilongjiang Lava Spring game have they lost an away game, meaning Meizhou has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League One home defeat versus Chengdu Qianbao with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guizhou Zhicheng at their stadium, the result 5-0.Meizhou are a potent attacking force on the road with their 31 goals in 11 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Meizhou Hakka - Wuhan 0-2 entered in the official records.Wuhan Three Towns missing players
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| Wuhan Three Towns | Meizhou Hakka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 71 | 38 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 39 | 78 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 62% | 75% |
| 62% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 56% | 66% |
| 41% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 34% |
| 53% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 53% |
| 41% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 56% | 41% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | 12% |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 52% | 53% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 74% | 79% |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
- Meizhou Hakka have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Meizhou Hakka have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most clean sheets (9) away in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most points (28) away in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals (31) away in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals (60) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the most scored goals in the first half (49) in League One
- Meizhou Hakka have the the best goal difference (+22) away in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals (13) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most matches over the total-line (17) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most points (31) at home in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns 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 | Wuhan Three Towns | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 74 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 68 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 68 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 58 |
| 6 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 52 |
| 8 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 47 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 46 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 39 |
| 12 | Zibo Sunday | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -12 | 33 |
| 13 | Suzhou Dongwu | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 29 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 16 | Shenyang Urban | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -26 | 25 |
| 17 | BIT | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | -45 | 11 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -48 | 9 |
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