Cangzhou Mighty Lions get ready to host Nantong Zhiyun for another intriguing Super League fixture here at Jinzhou Stadium.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Cangzhou 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.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Cangzhou Mighty Lions's first Super League home game here at Jinzhou Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions suffered an unpredictable defeat 0-1 against Shanghai SIPG in their previous game, also a home game. Maritu, a forward, was the best player for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.05 (out of 10). Maritu hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Chengdu Rongcheng.Early season league goal statistics from Cangzhou Mighty Lions's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 1 conceded.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Super League for Nantong Zhiyun with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Castillo scored in Nantong's previous match, the home game against Henan Jianye that ended 1-0. The attacker Castillo got a match rating of 8.05 in that game. Castillo scored one goal.
Before that, Nantong Zhiyun travelled to Shandong Luneng and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.{2 goals} so far away for Nantong Zhiyun, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Cangzhou Mighty Lions one win, one draw and Nantong Zhiyun zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Baldé 2 goals | ![]() P. Wang 1 goals | ![]() J. Locadia 1 goals |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 30% |
| 13.7 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 21.5 | 16 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Last season | Nantong Zhiyun | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 16 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 10 | Scored | S | 36 | 62 | ||
| 51 | 20 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 91% | 81% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 88% | ||
| 85% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 48% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | ||
| 27% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 9% | ||
| 52% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 38% | ||
| 21% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 18% | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 39% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 47% | ||
| 13.6 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Changchun Yatai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Qingdao Jonoon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Shandong Luneng | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Wuhan Three Towns | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Shenzhen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Meizhou Hakka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 78 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 58 | 78 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 65 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 30 | 65 |
| 5 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| 6 | Henan Jianye | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 59 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 58 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | Shanghai Shenhua | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 31 | -4 | 44 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 42 | -45 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 62 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -30 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Zall | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -37 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 32 | -39 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 34 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -97 | -3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 61 | 89 |
| 2 | Qingdao Jonoon | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 53 | 76 |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 40 | 70 |
| 4 | Hebei Kungfu | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 56 |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| 7 | Sichuan | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 51 |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 11 | Guangxi Baoyun | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Shenyang Urban | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiading | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 35 | -27 | 34 |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Zibo Sunday | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
| 16 | Beijing BG | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 33 | -35 | 24 |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 44 | -52 | 21 |
| 18 | BIT | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 40 | -59 | 10 |
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