This fixture stars two teams living in the basement of the League One, Zibo Sunday having 13th position and Jiangxi Liansheng sitting at 15th. A good opportunity for one of the squads to better their position.
- Zibo Sunday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Jiangxi Liansheng have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Zibo Sunday's results here in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. When Zibo Sunday hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Shenyang Urban, BIT, Xinjiang Tianshan, Beijing BG and Zibo Sunday), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sunday, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 221 minutes in the League One.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Heilongjiang Lava Spring in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory match versus BIT with a 2-0 scoreline.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sunday here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). Zibo Sunday have conceded 17 from these games.
Jiangxi Liansheng form and stats
Jiangxi Liansheng have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-1-5 (8 played). When Jiangxi Liansheng is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 2 matches. Jiangxi Liansheng, Shenyang Urban, BIT, Xinjiang Tianshan and Beijing BG is teams we like to compare Zibo Sunday with.
Liansheng are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League One against Xinjiang Tianshan (placed 18th).
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Heilongjiang Lava Spring.The attacking power of Liansheng when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Liansheng have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Zibo Sunday missing players
Jiangxi Liansheng missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Jiangxi Liansheng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 47 | 24 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 24 | 56 |
| 82% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 68% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 68% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 46% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 39% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 21% |
| 43% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 31% | 43% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 31% | 18% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 43% |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 55% | 39% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 61% | 61% |
| 9.2 | 10.9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
- Jiangxi Liansheng have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Jiangxi Liansheng have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Zibo Sunday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 67 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 64 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 62 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 55 |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 43 |
| 8 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 21 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | BIT | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | -40 | 9 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -39 | 8 |
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