Nantong Zhiyun, Recent Form

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Nantong Zhiyun will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 1-0 winners in their home fixture against Meizhou Hakka.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to Meizhou Hakka, who had 7 shots on goal with 0 on target.  

It seems pretty certain that Qi Zhu will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 7 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at Rugao Olympic Sports Center.  

They've had a dismal run of form at Rugao Olympic Sports Center recently, losing all but 1 of their last 6 home games, their solitary win providing little consolation.  

Shanghai Port, Recent Form

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Shanghai Port had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 2-2 draw against Beijing Guoan.  They came away from that fixture with a 60% share of the possession and clocked up 21 attempts on goal with 8 on target, in comparison to Beijing Guoan, who managed 13 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.  

It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 12 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Kevin Muscat will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 7 goals in the same period.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

There will be mixed feelings from The Red Eagles, having been undefeated in their last 4 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.  

Wu Lei will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 7 goals in the last 6 league games for Shanghai Port.