Wuhan Three Towns get everything set for this match following their 2-2 result against Urawa Reds, a match that produced some answers. How will they do against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger?
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These are hustling days for the home side, as they had a match only three days ago in the AFC Champions League. This match was also played here at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have had more rest.
Wuhan Three Towns form and stats
6-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Wuhan Three Towns so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium.
The home regulars witnessed a 2-2 draw vs Urawa Reds in the AFC Champions League last time out and are hoping for a victory here. Zhang (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. Zhang scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.Take note that 15 of the most recent 20 league games from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
Wuhan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Wuhan Three Towns's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger playing as the away team in the Super League this season. A depressing four defeats in a row for Tianjin in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
Impressive finishing from Guo secured the home win 1-0 against Dalian Yifang in their previous game. Midfielder Guo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Guo scored one goal.
A defeat, in the FA Cup away at Dalian Yifang, before that.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the match result Tianjin Jinmen Tiger - Wuhan Three Towns 1-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Wuhan Three Towns wins - draws - Tianjin Jinmen Tiger wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 12 goals |   R. Berič 7 goals |  D. da Luz Pereira 5 goals |
Wuhan Three Towns missing players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger missing players
| Wuhan Three Towns | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 42 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 84% |
| 84% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 64% |
| 52% | 46% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 25% | 32% |
| 24% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 16% | 23% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 68% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 60% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 12% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16.7 | 17.5 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.7 | 10.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 28% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| 10.7 | 10.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.7 | 12.3 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 31 | 56 |
| 2 | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 3 | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Hangzhou | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 41 |
| 7 | Chengdu Qianbao | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Changchun Yatai | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Henan Jianye | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -17 | 30 |
| 12 | Meizhou Hakka | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Qingdao Jonoon | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Dalian Yifang | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 41 | -43 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
