Guizhou Zhicheng know they have a grim trip to Zibo Sunday and their Tazi Lake Sports Centre. This match preview has all the facts you require ahead of the fixture.
- Zibo Sunday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in League One
- Guizhou Zhicheng have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Zibo Sunday nor Guizhou Zhicheng 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.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Zibo Sunday have collected 4 points from their League One home games so far after 1-1-3.
Sunday haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 283 minutes ago. Nan Yunqi scored that one.
The Sunday fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre: A 0-5 defeat against Nantong Zhiyun (placed 6th). Sunday were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Beijing BG.Zibo Sunday have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Sunday have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Guizhou Zhicheng form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Guizhou Zhicheng in their League One matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Guizhou Zhicheng are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Zhicheng goalkeeper Zhuo Wang is eager to challenge this, with his 225 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from S. Mihajlović secured the home win 1-0 against Xinjiang Tianshan in their previous game.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Nantong Zhiyun.A new game in only four days for Zhicheng, the League One home match versus Beijing BG. Busy days.
The attacking power of Zhicheng when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. 5 goals have been conceded by Zhicheng in these games.
Head 2 Head
Zibo Sunday missing players
Guizhou Zhicheng missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Guizhou Zhicheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 34 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 80% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 65% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 30% | 40% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 30% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 15% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 2.5 | 3.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 58% | 45% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | 44% |
- Guizhou Zhicheng have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in League One
- Guizhou Zhicheng have the most clean sheets (6) away in League One
- 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 fewest scored goals in the second half (4) 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 | Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Chengdu Qianbao | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 45 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Zibo Sunday | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -18 | 10 |
| 17 | BIT | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -27 | 8 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -22 | 6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)