The visiting Kitchee side should be favourites in this visit to Hoi King, as the away team holds a 27 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Hoi King form and stats
Hoi King's struggle is real here at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground with only 4 points collected from 8 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-1-6. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Hoi King with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Southern District game, 103 days ago, have they avoided a loss. It's been an uphill battle for Hoi King in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Southern District game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.Hoi King's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-5 versus Wofoo Tai Po. Preceding that match was a defeat to Eastern (0-5).
Hoi King have scored 5 goals here in 8 matches, not a lot. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Hoi King have let the opposition score 26 times, an average of more than three per game.
Kitchee form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.Two away games in a row for Kitchee, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus April 25 in the AFC Cup. A draw for Kitchee before that, at their own venue hosting Southern District (1-1).
The Kitchee manager Chu Chi Kwong has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 matches. Kitchee have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hoi King and Kitchee have met before this season: Kitchee - Hoi King 8-1. Last one meeting between the teams: Hoi King won 0, Kitchee won 1 and 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
  Lucas 12 goals |  Fernando 7 goals |   Annan Christian Kwesi 5 goals |
Hoi King missing players
Kitchee missing players
| Hoi King | Kitchee | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 54 | 26 | 10 | Conceded | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 75% |
| 60% | 62% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 44% |
| 13% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 43% | 44% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 29% | 12% |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 6.9 | 7.7 | 9.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 2 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Kitchee hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
Hoi King
| 20-01-19 | | Hoi King | 1 - 0 | Southern District |
| 27-01-19 | | Hoi King | 0 - 2 | Yuen Long |
| 15-02-19 | | Pegasus | 2 - 0 | Hoi King |
| 24-02-19 | | Hoi King | 1 - 4 | Dreams |
| 10-03-19 | | Yuen Long | 2 - 1 | Hoi King |
| 17-03-19 | | Hoi King | 0 - 5 | Eastern |
| 07-04-19 | | Hoi King | 1 - 5 | Wofoo Tai Po |
| 28-04-19 | | Guangzhou R&F U19 | 06:30 | Hoi King |
| 04-05-19 | | Hoi King | 06:30 | Kitchee |
| 18-05-19 | | Warriors | 06:30 | Hoi King |
Kitchee
| 23-03-19 | | Kitchee | 3 - 0 | Yuen Long |
| 30-03-19 | | Kitchee | 6 - 0 | Warriors |
| 03-04-19 | | Kitchee | 2 - 4 | Wofoo Tai Po |
| 08-04-19 | | Kitchee | 1 - 1 | Southern District |
| 17-04-19 | | April 25 | 2 - 0 | Kitchee |
| 01-05-19 | | Kitchee | 12:00 | Fu Jen University |
| 04-05-19 | | Hoi King | 06:30 | Kitchee |
| 11-05-19 | | Dreams | 08:00 | Kitchee |
| 15-05-19 | | Fu Jen University | 11:00 | Kitchee |
| 18-05-19 | | Eastern | 06:30 | Kitchee |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Wofoo Tai Po | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 31 |
| 3 | Guangzhou R&F U19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 30 |
| 4 | Southern District | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Eastern | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 | Pegasus | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Yuen Long | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 8 | Dreams | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | -28 | 13 |
| 9 | Warriors | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 10 | Hoi King | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 28 | -43 | 4 |
