The visiting Chengdu Qianbao side should be favourites in this visit to Zibo Sunday, as the away team holds a 25 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
- Zibo Sunday have the most matches under the total-line (9) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals (25) in League One
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Three League One home games done for Zibo Sunday, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sunday, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Sunday travelled for their previous game, a trip to Suzhou Dongwu that ended 1-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Zhenjiang Huasa (1-3).There will be little rest for Sunday after this match as they are travelling to Xinjiang Tianshan for a FA Cup game in only four days.
Sunday are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Sunday have conceded 7 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Chengdu Qianbao form and stats
Chengdu Qianbao are yet to lose a point on their League One travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. Things are running smoothly for Chengdu who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Jiangxi Liansheng.
Chengdu have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Yinuo Zhang. It's been 208 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
Chengdu won their last game, 6-0 versus Xinjiang Tianshan played at home. As mentioned above, Chengdu was the only team on the pitch versus Xinjiang Tianshan in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, Chengdu secured a home win against Shenyang Urban with the score 2-0.The schedule is very tough for Chengdu now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Suzhou Dongwu is waiting in only three days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Chengdu Qianbao alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (15 from 3 played). The Chengdu Qianbao defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Chengdu Qianbao - Sunday 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Zibo Sunday missing players
Chengdu Qianbao missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Chengdu Qianbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 19 | 24 | 45 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 38% | 41% |
| 47% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 41% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 50% | 53% |
| 41% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 69% | 56% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 95% | 89% | 68% |
- Chengdu Qianbao have created more than twice as many corners as Zibo Sunday.
- Chengdu Qianbao have not yet lost a game away.
- Chengdu Qianbao have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Chengdu Qianbao have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Chengdu Qianbao have scored more than double the goals of Zibo Sunday.
- Chengdu Qianbao have the fewest conceded goals (3) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most points (9) away in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals (15) away in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals (25) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the the best goal difference (+14) away in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have the the best goal difference (+22) in League One
- Chengdu Qianbao have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Chengdu Qianbao is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Zibo Sunday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zibo Sunday have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zibo Sunday have the most matches under the total-line (9) in League One
- Zibo Sunday have won significantly more corners at 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 | Chengdu Qianbao | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Wuhan Three Towns | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | Zibo Sunday | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 10 |
| 17 | BIT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -19 | 7 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -19 | 5 |
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