China - China League OneData current as of October 21, 2026

Dongguan United vs Nanjing City: match statistics

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Dongguan United vs Nanjing City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Dongguan United plays Nanjing City in China League One (China). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026.

Recent form

Dongguan United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Nanjing City has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Dongguan United scores 0.96 goals per game and allows 2.19. Nanjing City scores 0.81 and allows 1.37. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Dongguan United's games and 52% of Nanjing City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 56% and 37%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.24 per game. Dongguan United takes 10.5 shots per game, while Nanjing City takes 11.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Dongguan United leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.70 goals per game after halftime. Nanjing City leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Dongguan United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Nanjing City, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

China League One games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
0.96Goals scored / game0.81
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
2.19Goals allowed / game1.37
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
44%Average possession44%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
3.59Shots on target / game2.78
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.52Shots per game11.15
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
3.59Shots on target2.78
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
9.2%Shot conversion7.3%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
44%Possession44%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
1.24xG for1.24
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
1.62xG against1.37
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

Shooting quality

Dongguan United: BalancedNanjing City: Balanced
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
Accuracy (shots on target)34%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Dongguan United
LDWLL
Season result split
11% W26% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-17
0.59 pts / game · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-9
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 2.34BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Nanjing City
LLLDW
Season result split
22% W26% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-14
0.93 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-8
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dongguan United is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

0.96 goals / game - Dongguan United · 0.81 goals / game - Nanjing City

Nanjing City is 60% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.19 goals / game - Dongguan United · 1.37 goals / game - Nanjing City

Dongguan United scoring profile: very strong

Dongguan United scores in 67% of games (18 of 27 games), while Nanjing City keeps a clean sheet in 22% (6 of 27 games).

Nanjing City scoring profile: very strong

Nanjing City scores in 67% of games (18 of 27 games), while Dongguan United keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 27 games).

26Goals scored (season)22
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
59Goals conceded (season)37
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
3.15Average goals per game2.19
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
5Goals scored (last 5)3
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
14Goals conceded (last 5)9
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
22%2 goals11%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
7%3 goals4%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
0%4 goals0%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal78%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
63%2 goals41%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
37%3 goals15%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
15%4 goals4%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time19%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
4%BTTS in both halves0%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
7%Scored in both halves7%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
60%BTTS - last 540%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Nanjing City is 55% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Dongguan United · 1.04 pts / game - Nanjing City

Dongguan United - half-time state
15% leading22% draw63% trailing
Nanjing City - half-time state
22% leading37% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)1.04
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
0.26Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
1.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
1.48Average goals (1st half)1.15
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
30%Clean sheet before half-time41%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
78%No goal before half-time59%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.04
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
41%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City
48%No goal after half-time67%
Dongguan UnitedNanjing City

Dongguan United - second-half results

33% W26% D41% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-26
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding73%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 11%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Nanjing City - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 22%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Dongguan United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.40
Goals scored / game0.01.0
Goals allowed / game1.21.6
Average goals per game1.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-6-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Nanjing City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Dongguan United
ScoredConceded
2
8
0-15
3
14
16-30
2
11
31-45
4
8
46-60
7
8
61-75
8
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Nanjing City
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
4
7
16-30
7
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
5
61-75
2
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Dongguan United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
178%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Nanjing City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (China League One).

Teams vs league

Dongguan UnitedLigaNanjing City
Average goals per game▲ 3.152.65▼ 2.19
Both teams scored▲ 56%54%▼ 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 56%50%▼ 37%
Clean sheets▼ 15%27%▼ 22%
Goal before half-time▲ 81%69%▲ 81%
Goal after half-time▲ 85%74%• 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Dongguan United's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses against Nanjing City. Games average 3.33 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Nanjing City
3 : 1
Dongguan United
Nanjing City FC
1 : 1
Dongguan United FC
Dongguan United FC
1 : 3
Nanjing City FC

FAQ

When do Dongguan United and Nanjing City play?

Dongguan United face Nanjing City on October 24, 2026 in China League One. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Dongguan United and Nanjing City?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Dongguan United won 0, Nanjing City won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Dongguan United vs Nanjing City?

Dongguan United score 0.96 goals per game on average and Nanjing City 0.81. The China League One average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Dongguan United's matches and 52% of Nanjing City's.

What form are Dongguan United and Nanjing City in?

Over the last 5 games Dongguan United have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Nanjing City 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dongguan United vs Nanjing City?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.