Chongqing Lifan and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright face, in a match for the 6th round of the CSL. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 07-24-2016 and ended with the score: Chongqing Lifan (1‑0) Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, as Shijiazhuang Ever Bright presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Chongqing Lifan:
The home team is currently in 7th position, with 3 points won, after 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Qingdao Hainiu by (0‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Wuhan Zall by (2‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions, Chongqing Lifan won 1, drew 2 and lost 3.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores first few times: it only opened the scoring in 3 of its last 12 games, of these 3 it reached the break with an advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 12 games, it suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
The Chongqing Lifan team is not making a good start to the championship in this edition of the Chinese Super League. Heading into matchday six, the team led by Korean coach Eui-ryong Jang occupies second and penultimate place in the Group B leaderboard, with only three points added, two more than the last classified, Tianjin Teda , already three points in the qualification for the play-offs. On the last matchday, Chongqing Lifan lost again, having added three consecutive draws. In the match with Wuhan Zall, a direct rival in the fight for permanence, the Chongqing team was defeated 2-0, despite having been the team with the most offensive initiative for the longest time.
Shijiazhuang :
The visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 6 points won, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Tianjin Teda by (3‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Shanghai SIPG, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 4 away matches Shijiazhuang Ever Bright has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 4 of the last 5 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they always scored at least one goal in the last 5 matches for this competition.
In the season back to the first division of Chinese football, Shijiazhuang have been competitive and have reason to hope to run a campaign that will allow them to achieve the goal of maintenance. At this point, the team led by coach Afshin Ghotbi is in fourth place in Group B of the Chinese Super League, with six points, the result of one win, three draws and only one loss in five games. After beating Tianjin Teda 3-0, Shijiazhuang scored a great result on the final matchday, adding a point against title contender Shanghai SIPG, after a 1-1 draw. Zang Yifeng (50 ‘) opened the scoring, but Shanghai would reach the equalizer about 20 minutes later, but without achieving the comeback they wanted until the end, to the credit of Shijiazhuang.
