Nantong Zhiyun have had trouble getting points this season. Will they get some points when Shandong Luneng come to visit Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium?
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals (12) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an energetic game!
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
When playing at home in the Super League, Nantong Zhiyun have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Nantong.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Nantong Zhiyun, who played 1-1 against Dalian Professional. That match was also played at this venue (Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium). Midfield player Wang got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Wang served one assist, hit three key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Tianjin Teda the opponent.Nantong Zhiyun aren't scoring a lot here at Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nantong Zhiyun defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Playing away, Shandong Luneng have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Shandong as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Shandong Luneng's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Chengdu Qianbao that finished 2-2.
Before that, Shandong Luneng secured a home win against Shanghai Shenhua with the score 3-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Shandong Luneng have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. 10 goals have been conceded by Shandong in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shandong Luneng - Nantong Zhiyun 1-1 was the product when this pair of sides formerly played each other, earlier this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Nantong Zhiyun victories, one draw and one Shandong Luneng win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. Fellaini loves to face Nantong and have scored 2 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 5 goals |  C. da Cruz Queiroz Barcelos 5 goals |  P. Chen 5 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shandong Luneng missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shandong Luneng | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 28 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 62% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 56% | 76% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 47% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 59% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 5.5 | 7.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 5.1 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.3 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
| 4.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 18% | 15% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 30% |
| 13.4 | 10.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
- Nantong Zhiyun have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have the fewest scored goals (12) in Super League
- Nantong Zhiyun have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Nantong Zhiyun have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nantong Zhiyun is in the worst form (0-0-0)
- Shandong Luneng have scored more than double the goals of Nantong Zhiyun.
- Shandong Luneng have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Super League
- Shandong Luneng have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shandong Luneng is in the worst form (0-0-0)
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Tianjin Teda | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Wuhan Three Towns | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Dalian Professional | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -27 | 11 |
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