Welcome to Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium and this fixture starring Hangzhou & Wuhan Yangtze in the Super League. Here's everything you should know!
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
For Wuhan Yangtze it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
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.
Hangzhou form and stats
Hangzhou are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games.
Hangzhou are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Wuhan Three Towns. Until that match this club had gone eight consecutive league games without losing. Midfielder Gu was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Gu hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A victory at home before that, as expected. The team were huge favourites against Guangzhou R&F and won 3-0.
Sports betting people who prefer gambling for low-scoring games might like knowing that this team have played 5 league rounds in a row with two or less goals (under 2.5).
Hangzhou have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium with 25 goals in 15 league matches. Hangzhou have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Wuhan Yangtze form and stats
Wuhan Yangtze have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Super League, after 4-0-12 (16 played). Yangtze seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Wuhan Yangtze play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Chengdu Qianbao (placed 3rd). It's probably bad news for Yangtze that their goalie Zhenqiang managed seven saves in the Chengdu Qianbao fixture, but still were unable to prevent a beating.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Dalian Yifang.Take note that 23 of this club's 28 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Wuhan Yangtze have conceded 34 goals in these games. Wuhan Yangtze has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other already this season, with the result Wuhan Yangtze - Hangzhou 0-3 entered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous seven meetings): Hangzhou won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Wuhan Yangtze have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / five.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Brown Forbes 12 goals |  B. Willemen Da Silva 4 goals |  A. Kajević 4 goals |
Hangzhou missing players
Wuhan Yangtze missing players
| Hangzhou | Wuhan Yangtze | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 57 | 25 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| 28 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | 67 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 88% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 85% |
| 38% | 33% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 76% |
| 19% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 38% | 33% |
| 12% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 19% | 15% |
| 50% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | 55% |
| 38% | 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 15% |
| 19% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 13.5 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 34% | 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 11.6 | 12.1 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 14 | 13.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Hangzhou have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wuhan Yangtze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wuhan Yangtze haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 60 | 75 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 55 | 75 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 59 |
| 5 | Shanghai SIPG | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 59 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 58 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 53 |
| 8 | Tianjin Teda | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Dalian Yifang | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 45 |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 44 |
| 12 | Changchun Yatai | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 44 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 30 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Shenzhen | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -40 | 30 |
| 15 | Guangzhou R&F | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -27 | 23 |
| 16 | Wuhan Yangtze | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -33 | 19 |
| 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 17 |
| 18 | Hebei CFFC | 33 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 111 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 54 | -93 | -3 |
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