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- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (12) in Super League
It's quite the trip for Shenzhen when visiting Nantong as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Not much time to rest for the host team, as they were involved in a Super League game only four days back. That game was an away game at Beijing Guoan, so at least Nantong Zhiyun are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
Nantong Zhiyun have played three Super League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. When Nantong Zhiyun hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Hangzhou, Henan Jianye, Nantong Zhiyun, Qingdao Jonoon and Dalian Professional), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
No payout for Nantong Zhiyun in their previous match, an away game at Beijing Guoan that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfield player Baldé got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Baldé hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 10 of 13 times.
Ahead of that match, Nantong lost 1-2 at home to Hangzhou.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nantong Zhiyun, as the Super League home game vs Wuhan Three Towns is only four days away.
Nantong have scored {2 league goals} here from 3 matches, not a lot.
Shenzhen form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Super League ended in defeat. Last season Shenzhen had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 4, drew 2 and lost 11.
Shenzhen had fun at their own home (Rugao Olympic Sports Center Stadium) last time out, beating Dalian Professional 2-1. Acheampong (2) scored. That win felt sweet as this team had gone five league fixtures without winning. Goalkeeper Minzhe was absolutely vital in the Shenzhen victory against Dalian Professional, making six saves. Acheampong, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.05. Acheampong scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Shanghai Shenhua.It's early days yet, but Shenzhen has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Castillo Álvarez 3 goals |   F. Opoku Acheampong 3 goals |  R. Baldé 2 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Shenzhen missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Shenzhen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 71% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 6.1 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.9 | 16.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 4.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 15% | 10% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 13.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13 | 13.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
- All of Shenzhen's away-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Nantong Zhiyun haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shenzhen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Shenzhen have lost all their away matches so far.
- Shenzhen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Shenzhen have the most conceded goals (12) in Super League
- Shenzhen 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 | Shanghai SIPG | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Changchun Yatai | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Wuhan Three Towns | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Beijing Guoan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Meizhou Hakka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Shandong Luneng | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Qingdao Jonoon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Shenzhen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Dalian Professional | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Henan Jianye | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Hangzhou | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
