League One: Zibo Sunday are 15 points behind Nantong Zhiyun, but are set to go full force. Bring it on!
- Zibo Sunday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in League One
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored more than double the goals of Zibo Sunday.
It's no vacation for neither Sunday nor Nantong Zhiyun 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
When playing at home in the League One, Zibo Sunday have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
Nan Yunqi was the last player to score a league goal for Zibo Sunday and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sunday haven't scored in 193 minutes.
Sunday lost their last game at Beijing BG (placed 15th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Xinjiang Tianshan.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Guizhou Zhicheng are coming to town in four days.
The Sunday fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Sunday have conceded 7 from these games.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Mychell Chagas was the last player to score for the away team. Nantong haven't scored a league goal in the last 211 minutes.
The manager H. Xie was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Nantong suffered a 0-1 loss to Guizhou Zhicheng (placed 9th).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Heilongjiang Lava Spring in the FA Cup.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wuhan Three Towns in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nantong Zhiyun's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Zibo Sunday missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 79% | 78% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 63% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 47% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 21% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 58% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 65% | 56% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 50% | 67% |
- Nantong Zhiyun have scored more than double the goals of Zibo Sunday.
- 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 the most matches under the total-line (10) 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 44 |
| 2 | Meizhou Hakka | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 39 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Nantong Zhiyun | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Sichuan | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Shenyang Urban | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Zibo Sunday | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 10 |
| 17 | BIT | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | -27 | 7 |
| 18 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -21 | 6 |
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