An important duel in the bottom section of the League One, with both Xinjiang Tianshan and Sichuan experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 6th and the visitors in 5th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Xinjiang Tianshan form and stats
Xinjiang Tianshan have played three League One home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Xinjiang to get some points in this home game.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Nantong Zhiyun (1-2).
There will be little rest for Xinjiang after this match as they are travelling to Heilongjiang Lava Spring for a League One game in only three days.
Xinjiang Tianshan has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Xinjiang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sichuan form and stats
Sichuan, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League One, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). Sichuan are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Shenzhen Ledman fixture. One point away has become something of a habit for Sichuan who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zhenjiang Huasa that ended 1-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sichuan are hosting Nantong Zhiyun in the League One only four days away.
Sichuan are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Sichuan have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sichuan - Xinjiang Tianshan 0-0, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  A. Abduwal 2 goals |   X. Nan 2 goals | N. Tursun 1 goals |
Xinjiang Tianshan missing players
Sichuan missing players
| Xinjiang Tianshan | Sichuan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | 26 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 31 | 52 |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 21% |
- All of Sichuan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sichuan has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
- Sichuan has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in League One
- Sichuan have not yet lost a game away.
- Sichuan have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sichuan have yet to win a game.
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the fewest points (1) at home in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals (13) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan has the the worst goal difference (-9) in League One
- Xinjiang Tianshan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Xinjiang Tianshan have yet to win a game.
- Xinjiang Tianshan is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 6 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
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