10 points separate the teams so far this season, Changchun Yatai having performed best. Can Wuhan Zall strike back?
- Wuhan Zall have the fewest scored goals (4) in Super League
- Changchun Yatai have the most clean sheets (5) in Super League
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 Wuhan and Changchun Yatai.
These teams have little in common geographically as Changchun Yatai have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Wuhan Zall form and stats
Wuhan Zall have played three Super League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Wuhan.
Wuhan drew their last game, 0-0 away at Shanghai Shenhua (placed 3rd). The goalie Zhifeng Wang was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.44 out of ten. Wang saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
1-1 away at Dalian Professional before that.Wuhan Zall are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Beijing Guoan awaits in three days.
Wuhan Zall have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Changchun Yatai form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Changchun Yatai, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Super League, playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Changchun, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Tianjin Teda (placed 7th) in the Super League last time out. Midfield player Serginho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.85/10. Serginho scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 64 successful passes (of 71 total).
Before that, Changchun secured a home win against Beijing Guoan with the score 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shanghai SIPG in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Changchun Yatai's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Changchun have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Changchun Yatai - Wuhan Zall 0-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Wuhan, two draws and one win for Changchun Yatai. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 3 goals |  E. Nascimento de Lima 3 goals |   J. Kouassi 2 goals |
Wuhan Zall missing players
Changchun Yatai missing players
| Wuhan Zall | Changchun Yatai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 30% | 27% |
- Changchun Yatai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Changchun Yatai have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Changchun Yatai have scored more than double the goals of Wuhan Zall.
- Changchun Yatai have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Super League
- Changchun Yatai have the most clean sheets (5) in Super League
- Changchun Yatai have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Super League
- Wuhan Zall have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Wuhan Zall have the fewest points (1) at home in Super League
- Wuhan Zall have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Super League
- Wuhan Zall have the fewest scored goals (4) in Super League
- Wuhan Zall have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Super League
- Wuhan Zall have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wuhan Zall have yet to win a 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 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Changchun Yatai | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 7 | Tianjin Teda | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 5 |
| 8 | Dalian Professional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)