It's a fresh Super League campaign and Dalian Professional are impatient to get started here at Dalian Sports Center. Nantong Zhiyun are coming to town and this could be a fascinating season opening night.
These teams have little in common geographically as Nantong Zhiyun have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Dalian Professional form and stats
The previous season, Dalian Professional's league stats were 12 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses, producing 11th place in the Super League. Over these 34 matches they scored {49 goals} and conceded 53. Performing as the home side in the last season Dalian Professional generated 6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with {25 goals} and 25 conceded.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
A job perfectly done for Nantong Zhiyun last season as they secured promotion from League One. With a grand total of 21 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 11 were in away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() Z. Jiang 7 goals | ![]() W. Liu 3 goals | ![]() M. Yang 3 goals |
Dalian Professional missing players
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
| Dalian Professional | Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalian Professional | Last season | Nantong Zhiyun | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 36 | 62 | ||
| 53 | 25 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 88% | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 64% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | ||
| 27% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 9% | ||
| 61% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 38% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 56% | ||
| 27% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 18% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 47% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 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 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chengdu Qianbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dalian Professional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hangzhou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nantong Zhiyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Qingdao Jonoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Shandong Luneng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shanghai SIPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wuhan Three Towns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 Qianbao | 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 Professional | 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 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 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 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)