National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's North District or Sham Shui Po that keep their silverware dream alive.
This has all the signs of an intriguing game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
North District form and stats
Overall First Division results playing at home this season for North District are 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The District boss and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Central & Western in the 1st Div League Cup.
North District have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kowloon Bay Park with 10 goals in 6 league matches. North District have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sham Shui Po form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L0 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.
Two away matches in a row for Sham, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Shatin in the 1st Div League Cup.
Sham Shui Po are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Sham Shui Po are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior three meetings): District won two games, one match ended in a draw and Sham Shui Po have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneNorth District missing players
Sham Shui Po missing players
| North District | Sham Shui Po | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 60 | 26 | Scored | S | 34 | 52 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 46% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wofoo Tai Po | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Shatin | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Yuen Long | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 26 |
| 4 | North District | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 25 |
| 5 | Eastern District | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Sham Shui Po | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Wing Yee | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Hoi King | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 9 | Central & Western | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | South China | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Happy Valley | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Citizen AA | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -15 | 10 |
| 13 | Wong Tai Sin | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 10 |
| 14 | Dreams Metro Gallery | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -37 | 0 |
