Cangzhou Mighty Lions will be aiming to avoid a third straight defeat as they entertain the challenge of Beijing Guoan at the Yutong International Sports Centre on Saturday with kickoff at 11:30 am.
Beijing Guoan defeated Shenzhen FC 4-1 at the Wuhua Hengpi Football Town on Tuesday evening. The Imperial Guards raced to a 3-goal lead inside the opening hour thanks to a brace from Zhang Yuning and Yu Dabao’s strike, before Frank Acheampong pulled one back for his side.
Ziming Wang finished off the visitors in style late on to secure all three points for Xie Feng’s men, who moved up to fifth place in the league table and are now just three points shy of current leaders Wuhan Three Towns.
Next up is the task of taking on an opposing outfit who have only won one of the previous seven meetings between the teams all the way back to 2012; however, that solitary triumph did come in their most recent encounter on June 5, when Saturday’s visitors fell to a shock 2-1 defeat.
Wednesday’s game saw Cangzhou suffer a bruising 2-0 defeat to the Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. With goals from Weijun Xie and Dun Ba in a four-minute spell, Svetozar Sapuric’s men took a pounding they won’t soon forget. It was the latest setback for Cangzhou, whose league position is now in freefall.
Canagzhou Might Lions vs Beijing Guoan Head to Head
Both sides have three games against each other with hosts winless while visitors with one win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Young Lions 0-2 Tiger
- Shenzhen 1-0 Mighty Lions
- Mighty Lions 0-0 Rongcheng
- Mighty Lions 1-1 Meizhou
Away
- Beijing 4-0 Shenzhen
- Meizhou 2-2 Beijing
- Beijing 1-0 Tiger
- Rongcheng 2-3 Beijing
Mighty Lions Team News
With Cangzhou now having gone three games without scoring, Svetozar Sapuric might tinker with his lineup Saturday against Shenzhen in a bid to get the team firing again. Stefan Mihajlovic was an unused substitute last time out and could earn a recall to the starting XI.
Beijing Team News
Following his double last time out, Zhang Yuning currently leads the scoring charts with five goals. Quanbo Guo and Li Ke remain sidelined with shoulder and knee injuries respectively, ruling them out of action for Beijing Guoan this weekend.
Prediction and Odds
We are tipping Beijing Guoan to maintain their recent scoring form against Cangzhou and return from their trip north with all three points.
- Away Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- Both Teams to Score
