Preview: 11 points divide the participants until now, Nantong Zhiyun having performed best. Can Zibo Sunday take the guests by surprise?
- Zibo Sunday have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most scored goals (7) away in League One
Zibo Sunday have less rest than Nantong Zhiyun in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hebei Kungfu.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
Zibo Sunday must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three League One games here at Kangqiao Football Base. Two draws in a row at home now for Sunday.
Zibo Sunday haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 325 minutes ago. Shengpan scored that one.
Zibo Sunday are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hebei Kungfu.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Guangxi Baoyun that ended 0-0.Sunday have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kangqiao Football Base with 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun, who have the most scored goals (7) away in League One, are happy with their away performances in the League One so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Nantong Zhiyun are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Guangxi Baoyun (placed 10th).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Qingdao Youth Island.Nantong have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other before in this season, with the final score Nantong Zhiyun - Zibo Sunday 2-1 written in the official records. Zibo Sunday-Nantong Zhiyun H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Zibo Sunday zero wins, Nantong Zhiyun three wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). One of the players to grab the headlines has been Wenjie with 3 goals scored against Sunday in these 3 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 3 goals |  M. Yang 2 goals | Z. Jiang 2 goals |
Zibo Sunday missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 2.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.3 | 8.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 38% | 62% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 64% | 40% |
| 7.8 | 8.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
- All of Nantong Zhiyun's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Nantong Zhiyun have not yet lost a game.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the most scored goals (7) away in League One
- Zibo Sunday have not yet lost a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sichuan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Qingdao Jonoon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Hebei Kungfu | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Guangxi Baoyun | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Beijing BG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Suzhou Dongwu | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Zibo Sunday | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Shanghai Jiading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | BIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
