National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kitchee or Southern District that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Kitchee form and stats
Last season, Kitchee's FA Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Kitchee 2 wins from 2 appearances. It’s been three wins in a row for Kitchee here at Mong Kok Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
An away draw last time out for Kitchee, facing Warriors in a game that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Kitchee in the Warriors match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Ahead of that match, Kitchee won a home game hosting HK U23 (6-0).Early season league goal statistics from Kitchee's 2 home games: 7 goals, 0 conceded.
Southern District form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Southern District are yet to lose a point on their Premier League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. The fact that Southern have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
It's the second away game in a row for Southern, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Eastern in the Premier League last time out.
Before that, Southern District secured a home win against HK U23 with the score 4-1.Southern District have the goal stats of 5-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kitchee won five games, three matches ended in a draw and Southern District managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Figueiredo Pereira 7 goals |   D. Damjanović 4 goals |  J. Baena Urdiales 2 goals |
Kitchee missing players
Southern District missing players
| Kitchee | Southern District | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 18 | 43 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 8.2 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southern District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Eastern | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Warriors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hong Kong FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 7 | HK U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 1 |
| 8 | Tai Chung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |