South China and Citizen AA are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the First Division season.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
South China form and stats
Last season, South China's league statistics were 8 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the First Division. Over these 26 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 51. Playing at home last season South China managed 4-4-5 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 25 conceded.
Citizen AA form and stats
Let's have a look at how Citizen AA performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 53 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 21/26 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Citizen AA - South China 3-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): South China seven wins, two draws and Citizen AA one victory. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.South China missing players
Citizen AA missing players
| South China | Citizen AA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 34 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 85% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 71% | 85% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.2 | 7.3 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 43 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 72 | 137 |
| 58 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 38 | 73 |
| 33% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 47% | 38% |
- All of Citizen AA's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of South China's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Citizen AA have scored in all their matches so far.
- Citizen AA haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- South China have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- South China 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 | Central & Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Citizen AA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dreams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Eastern District | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hoi King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hong Kong FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Icanfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | North District | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sham Shui Po | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Shatin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | South China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tai Chung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wing Yee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wong Tai Sin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Happy Valley | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 84 | 68 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 66 | 61 |
| 3 | Biu Chun | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 41 | 51 |
| 4 | Wing Yee | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 24 | 50 |
| 5 | Eastern District | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Shatin | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| 7 | Tai Chung | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | South China | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 9 | Central & Western | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Citizen AA | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -15 | 30 |
| 11 | Wong Tai Sin | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 33 | -36 | 28 |
| 12 | Dreams Metro Gallery | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 76 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 35 | -37 | 24 |
| 13 | Double Flower | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 45 | -54 | 22 |
| 14 | Mutual | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 38 | -61 | 10 |