Zibo Sunday come from a 2-1 score facing Guizhou Zhicheng in their previous game, a game to keep in mind. The next assignment is this resolute Wuhan Three Towns team.
- Zibo Sunday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only four days ago.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Zibo Sunday are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Sunday enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Guizhou Zhicheng's place. The match ended 2-1 with Xu Yougang and Lü Pin scoring.
Heartbreak before that as Zibo Sunday lost 2-4 at Nantong Zhiyun's place.Sunday aren't scoring a lot here at Tazi Lake Sports Centre in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Zibo Sunday with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Wuhan Three Towns's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wuhan Three Towns collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the League One. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Wuhan Three Towns who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Nanjing City.
Wuhan Three Towns have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Xiaofeng Geng. It's been 338 minutes since they last conceded in League One.
Wuhan are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the League One against Nantong Zhiyun (placed 6th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Beijing BG at their stadium, the result 1-0.Wuhan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's not easy to score on Wuhan as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have fought before this season: Wuhan Three Towns - Zibo Sunday 3-1.Zibo Sunday missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Zibo Sunday | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | 58 |
| 44 | 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 84% | 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 80% |
| 52% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 64% |
| 32% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 42% | 52% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 48% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 56% |
| 24% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 40% |
| 44% | 50% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10 | 10.6 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 52% | 53% |
- Wuhan Three Towns have created more than twice as many corners as Zibo Sunday.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wuhan Three Towns have scored more than double the goals of Zibo Sunday.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most matches over the total-line (14) in League One
- Wuhan Three Towns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 29 | 61 |
| 2 | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 43 |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 38 |
| 9 | Sichuan | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Zibo Sunday | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Shenyang Urban | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Beijing BG | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 17 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -33 | 8 |
| 18 | BIT | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 23 | -37 | 8 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)