A home victory is expected from this fixture if the league table is to be trusted. The Wuhan Three Towns fans are hoping that the mismatch between 2nd and Xinjiang Tianshan's 18th place in the table will be visible on the playing field.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Wuhan nor Xinjiang Tianshan 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 very solid at home in the League One so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Wuhan Three Towns has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Nanjing City defeat 66 days ago.
The Wuhan supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Zibo Sunday in League One and win 3-1.
Before that match, a win away at Nantong Zhiyun.The manager P. Morilla Pineda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Beijing BG in only four days.
Wuhan Three Towns are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 6 matches. Wuhan Three Towns are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Xinjiang Tianshan form and stats
There's been little loot from Xinjiang Tianshan's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the League One. Xinjiang Tianshan only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Xinjiang have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Meizhou Hakka game.
The manager E. Pei was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Changzhou Institute of Technology. Xinjiang suffered a 0-3 loss to Nantong Zhiyun (placed 6th).
Before that, Xinjiang travelled to Beijing BG and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guizhou Zhicheng in just four days.
Xinjiang Tianshan are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. For Xinjiang, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head game ended Xinjiang Tianshan - Wuhan Three Towns 0-1, earlier this season.Wuhan Three Towns missing players
Xinjiang Tianshan missing players
| Wuhan Three Towns | Xinjiang Tianshan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 52 | 27 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | 54 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 82% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 68% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 55% |
| 59% | 73% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 36% | 36% |
| 9% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 27% | 27% |
| 64% | 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 59% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 10.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 54% | 53% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 62% | 50% |
- Wuhan Three Towns have created more than twice as many corners as Xinjiang Tianshan.
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Xinjiang Tianshan.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most matches over the total-line (14) 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.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have yet to win a game away.
- Xinjiang Tianshan haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Meizhou Hakka | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 48 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | Beijing BG | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -21 | 13 |
| 17 | BIT | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | -30 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -25 | 7 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)