Preview of the Chinese League One: If Liaoning Ironman wins, they will surpass and win the championship. Is Nantong Zhiyun willing to be the backdrop?
6686 Sports News on October 26 In the 28th round of the Chinese League One matchup, the leader Liaoning Ironman home team faced Nantong Zhiyun. As long as the Liaoning Ironman draws in this battle, they can win the Super League two rounds in advance. If they win, they can also lock in the Chinese League One championship this season. Nantong Zhiyun has lost the chance to super League and has no desire for anything, but he still has to grab points and strive for a higher ranking.
After the first 27 rounds, the Liaoning Iron Man has achieved a record of 18 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, scoring 57 goals and conceding 26 goals. The goal data ranks first, with 6 points for the second place and 8 points for the third place. Among them, in 13 home team games, the Liaoning Ironmen remained unbeaten with 10 wins and 3 draws.
Nantong Zhiyun achieved a record of 12 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses in the first 27 rounds, ranking 6th in the standings, scoring 43 goals and conceding 26 goals, only 1 point behind the team in front of them. In the previous 13 away games, Nantong Zhiyun had 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, and the away team record ranked fifth.
In the previous three rounds of competition, Liaoning Iron Man foreign aid Mbenza scored 6 of the team's 7 goals. The number of goals this season has reached 28, breaking the record for the number of individual goals scored in a single season in the Chinese League One. Nantong Zhiyun's foreign aids Kolev and Palochevich are also in good competitive form recently. Both of them scored goals in the last round.
Liaoning Ironman has been undefeated for 5 consecutive rounds, and recently won 3 consecutive victories, including 2 games without a clean sheet. The Liaoning Ironmen are undefeated at home this season, but they have 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 home games, and the last 2 home teams have averaged zero shutouts per game.
Nantong Zhiyun is undefeated for 9 consecutive rounds, achieving a record of 6 wins and 3 draws, including a wave of 4 consecutive victories, defeating Guangxi Pingguo 3-0 in the last round. As a guest, Nantong Zhiyun was undefeated in 4 consecutive games, with a record of 2 wins and 2 draws. The last visiting team drew 1-1 with Dingnan United.
The two teams have played against each other 7 times before. Liaoning Ironman has 2 draws and 5 losses without a win. They drew 2-2 in the first round of this season. The last time they met in the Chinese League One was in the 2022 season, Nantong Zhiyun achieved a double play.
Due to the superior record against the second-placed Chongqing Tonglianglong and the third-placed Guangzhou Leopards, the Liaoning Ironman can win two rounds ahead of schedule as long as they draw a draw. If they defeat their opponents, they will lock in the Chinese League One championship this season in advance. Nantong Zhiyun has been in good competitive form recently. It remains to be seen whether he can stop the Liaoning Ironman.