The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Eastern leading Happy Valley by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Eastern form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Eastern, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League, have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Mong Kok Stadium.
A nice win for Eastern last time playing, versus Guangzhou R&F U19. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Everton Camargo and Afonso scoring for the victors. A strong away win before that one, visiting Southern District and winning 1-0.
The Eastern fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eastern defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Happy Valley form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Happy Valley, who have the most conceded goals (27) in Premier League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). Valley are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Rangers fixture.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Southern District (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-5 defeat against Guangzhou R&F U19.
Happy Valley are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. Valley have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Happy Valley - Eastern 1-2 earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Eastern won three, Happy Valley won one and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Eastern missing players
Happy Valley missing players
| Eastern | Happy Valley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 64% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 64% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 50% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 33% |
| 9% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 33% |
| 55% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 58% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 153 | 54 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 43 | 86 |
| 70 | 25 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 17 | 40 |
| 26% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 28% |
- Eastern has the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier League
- Eastern has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Eastern have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Eastern have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Eastern have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Happy Valley have scored away.
- Eastern haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Happy Valley has the fewest scored goals (2) away in Premier League
- Happy Valley has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Happy Valley has the most conceded goals (27) in Premier League
- Happy Valley has the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Premier League
- Happy Valley has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Happy Valley has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Premier League
- Happy Valley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guangzhou R&F U19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 26 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Eastern | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Warriors | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Southern District | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Wofoo Tai Po | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 7 | Happy Valley | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 7 |
| 8 | Pegasus | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| 9 | Yuen Long | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 5 |
| 10 | Rangers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 5 |