A key match in League One as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Zhenjiang Huasa in 2nd position and Changchun Yatai placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It's no vacation for neither Zhenjiang Huasa nor Changchun Yatai 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.
Zhenjiang Huasa form and stats
Overall League One stats at home this season for Zhenjiang Huasa, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in League One, are 1-2-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The Zhenjiang crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Heilongjiang Lava Spring here at Changzhou Institute of Technology in a League One match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Nantong Zhiyun and winning 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Zhenjiang perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Zhenjiang Huasa as a small favourite), we find one game. Zhenjiang Huasa has won zero of these, drawn one and lost zero.
The manager X. Li will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Xinjiang Tianshan in only three days.
The Zhenjiang Huasa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Zhenjiang's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (16) in League One, on their League One travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Changchun go into this game after a win, the home game against Nantong Zhiyun that ended 4-0. Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Xinjiang Tianshan.
As mentioned above, Changchun Yatai was the only team on the pitch versus Nantong Zhiyun in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Tan Long certainly enjoyed Changchun's last game versus Nantong Zhiyun, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-0 victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Changchun Yatai playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were four Changchun Yatai wins, one draw and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sichuan in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Changchun's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Changchun Yatai are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Changchun Yatai - Zhenjiang 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  L. Tan 9 goals |  D. Gao 3 goals |   Y. Ruan 2 goals |
Zhenjiang Huasa missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Zhenjiang Huasa | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 62% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | 26 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 46 | 107 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 43 |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 37% |
- Changchun Yatai has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most points from losing position (4) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals (16) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals (6) away in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in League One
- Changchun Yatai has the the best goal difference (+11) in League One
- Changchun Yatai have not yet lost a game away.
- Changchun Yatai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zhenjiang Huasa has the fewest conceded goals (4) in League One
- Zhenjiang Huasa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in League One
- Zhenjiang Huasa has the most matches under the total-line (7) in League One
- Zhenjiang Huasa 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 | Changchun Yatai | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Sichuan | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 6 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 3 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)