Both Cangzhou Mighty Lions and Wuhan Three Towns are yearning for points in this match, even with the guesting team having a 31 point lead from earlier matches.
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals (79) in Super League
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.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions form and stats
Cangzhou Mighty Lions's struggle is real here at Pennant Hills Park with only 10 points collected from 12 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-7-4. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Pennant Hills Park, but a victory now would be sweet for Cangzhou.
It's back home for Cangzhou Mighty Lions, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Shandong Luneng away with the result 3-2. Kanté found the net in that victory. What a game it was for Kanté when beating Shandong Luneng, applying the finishing touch to three goals! Kanté, a forward, was the declared top player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 10.0 (out of 10). Kanté scored three goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that match, a win away at Changchun Yatai.Cangzhou Mighty Lions aren't scoring a lot here at Pennant Hills Park in the league, with only {8 goals} from 12 games.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
Wuhan Three Towns have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 35 points collected from 14 Super League games. 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Having won their last three away games Wuhan Three Towns has no reason to fear anyone.
Wuhan have a lot to prove after their shock loss (2-3) to Changchun Yatai in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. Late heartbreak for Wuhan Three Towns in the Changchun Yatai match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. The attacker Ademilson got a match rating of 8.14 in that game. Ademilson scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that result Wuhan won their away game at Shenzhen. The scoreline was 4-0.Observe that 20 of this side's 25 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
Wuhan Three Towns have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 30 goals from 14 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Wuhan Three Towns - Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3-4.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Amaral Alves 23 goals |  D. da Luz Pereira 16 goals |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions missing players
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
| Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Wuhan Three Towns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | 79 |
| 42 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 89% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 46% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 79% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 21% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 32% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 54% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22.4 | 16.7 | 18.6 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| 40% | 24% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 41% | 40% |
| 13.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.8 | 8.5 | 8 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
- Cangzhou Mighty Lions have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Super League
- 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 Cangzhou Mighty Lions.
- Wuhan Three Towns have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most points (35) away in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals (79) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns have the the best goal difference (+54) in Super League
- Wuhan Three Towns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 54 | 65 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 44 | 65 |
| 3 | Hangzhou | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 52 |
| 4 | Henan Jianye | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 50 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 49 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 44 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 37 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 12 | Dalian Yifang | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -25 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 29 | -29 | 15 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -30 | 15 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -32 | 15 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 47 | -81 | -6 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
