Ningbo Professional vs Shaanxi UnionPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ningbo Professional sit eighth after twenty-one rounds: eight wins, five draws and eight defeats, 26 goals scored and 28 conceded. At the Ningbo Cixi Stadium the record reads four wins, two draws and five defeats in eleven games, with 16 goals scored and 19 conceded, while on the road the tally is four wins, three draws and three defeats in ten trips, with ten goals scored and nine against. The recent run weighs: no wins in the last five rounds, three defeats and two draws, with a loss in the most recent game. Shaanxi Union are sixth on 32 points, also from twenty-one matches: nine wins, five draws and seven defeats, 33 goals scored and 23 conceded. Away from home their returns drop sharply, two wins, three draws and six defeats in eleven trips with 15 goals scored and 17 conceded, while on their own ground they have won seven, drawn two and lost one in ten games, scoring 18 and conceding six. The last five rounds have brought three wins and two defeats, the latest of them in the game just gone. The league average is 2.72 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.