It's only the second fixture in the Super League for these teams. and there's points to play for as Hangzhou greet Changchun Yatai. Get smart with this preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Changchun Yatai have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hangzhou and Changchun Yatai.
Hangzhou form and stats
In the previous season, Hangzhou's league results were 14 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, resulting in 6th spot in the League One. Over these 30 matches they scored 49 goals and let in 40. Performing as the home side in the previous season Hangzhou managed 9-1-5 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 18 conceded.
Hangzhou are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Shandong Luneng. Midfield player Jin got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, the max score being 10. Jin hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Qingdao Hainiu that ended 0-0.The manager Martori will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Henan Jianye in only four days.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
Let's have a look at how Changchun Yatai performed last season in the League One: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 28/23 goals scored/conceded.
The fans enjoyed Changchun's previous fixture versus Guangzhou R&F (placed 17th), a 4-1 win played at home. It's hard not to mention Tan's lethal finishing against Guangzhou R&F. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Tan got a match rating of 9.14 in that game, top player of the team. Tan scored three goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A draw for Changchun Yatai before that, at their own venue hosting Shandong Luneng (1-1).Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Hangzhou won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Changchun Yatai have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  L. Tan 3 goals |   F. Andrijašević 1 goals |  G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 1 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Hangzhou | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 57% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hangzhou | Last season | Changchun Yatai | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 13 | 20 | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 86% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 77% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 14% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 5% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 55% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 23% | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 12.5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wuhan Three Towns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Shenzhen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dalian Yifang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Hangzhou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Shanghai SIPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Chengdu Qianbao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
