Cangzhou Mighty Lions vs Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Match Analysis and Prediction

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Cangzhou Mighty Lions will be hosting Tianjin Jinmen Tiger at the Yutong International Sports Center on Tuesday in round five of the 2022 Chinese Super League season.

Both teams have failed to record impressive results in recent occasions and will be keen to get themselves back on track by picking up all three points in this contest.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions saw their three-game unbeaten run come to an end following a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Shenzhen on Thursday at the Wuhua Hengpi Football Town.

A sixth-minute goal from Frank Acheampong proved to be the difference as the Mighty Lions failed to find the back of the net for the third time in five matches.

As a result, Svetozar Sapuric’s side have slipped down to 11th place in the table and are now eight points behind the top of the pile.

Next up is the challenge of an opposing side who are yet to come out victorious on any of their previous four matches, losing two of them.

Unbeaten in their last six home matches, Cangzhou will be confident of continuing the dominance they have already established in this contest.

Tinajin Jinmen Tiger were forced to settle for a share of the spoils last time out through a 1-1 draw against Chengdu Rongcheng at the Wuhua Hengpi Football Town on Thursday.

The Tigers went behind to Gan Chao’s side 18th-minute opener before restoring parity right on the hour mark through Wang Quiming.

Having picked up just two points from the opening four matches this season, Tianjin currently sit 14th in the table, outside the relegation zone only on goal difference.

Yu Genwei’s side follow up the contest with an encounter against Meizhou Hakka four dyas later, while Tuesday’s hosts prepare for the challenge of facing a Beijing Guoan side.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions vs Tianjin Jinmen Tiger head to head

The two teams have previously met on nine occasions across all competitions, where they have claimed three victories each while they have drawn in three. They have scored 13 goals each in the process. In their last five meetings, they have claimed two victories each while they have drawn once.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 3-0 Tianjin JMT 11/08/20

Tianjin JMT 1-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 16/09/20

Tianjin JMT 2-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 19/09/20

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-1 Tianjin JMT 21/12/21

Tianjin JMT 1-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 03/01/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions latest home form

Cangzhou have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Chengdu Rongcheng in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded just two.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-1 Tianjin JMT 21/12/21

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-0 Wuhan Yangtze 25/12/21

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-0 Dalian Pro 31/12/21

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-1 Meizhou Hakka 09/06/22

Camgzhou Mighty Lions 0-0 Rongcheng 12/06/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions latest away form

Cangzhou have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their last five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Shenzhen in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded five.

Dalian Pro 1-2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 18/12/21

Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 28/12/21

Tianjin JMT 1-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 03/01/22

Beijing Guoan 1-2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 05/06/22

Shenzhen 1-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 17/06/22

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger latest home form

Tianjin have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Chengdu Rongcheng in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Tianjin JMT 1-2 Qingdao FC 18/12/21

Tianjin JMT 0-0 Henan SSLM 28/12/21

Tianjin JMT 1-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 03/01/22

Tianjin JMT 1-2 Shenzhen 09/06/22

Tianjin JMT 1-1 Rongcheng 16/06/22

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger latest away form

Tianjin have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Beijing Guoan in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded four.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-1 Tianjin JMT 21/12/21

Chongqing Liangjiang 0-1 Tianjin JMT 25/12/21

Qingdao FC 0-1 Tianjin JMT 31/12/21

Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Tianjin JMT 04/06/22

Beijing Guoan 1-0 Tianjin JMT 13/06/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions news

With Cangzhou struggling in front of goal, Svetozar Sapuric might be tempted to make some changes in front of goal which could see Fuyu Ma and Zang Yifeng handed starts.

Forward Oscar Maritu has been directly involved in two of his side’s three goals, making him a goal threat for the hosts.

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger news

32-year-old Zhou Tong remains a doubt for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger after missing last time out in the game against Chengdu Rongcheng through a minor hamstring injury.

Yuanjie Su is also unlikely to be involved in this contest as the forward came off with an injury in the first half last time out.

Prediction and Odds

On record, there is very little to separate the sides according to the previous results from meetings between the two.

However, Cangzhou are on a slightly better run of results heading into the contest and with the advantage of playing on home soil, we are backing them to take all three points.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.00 2 2.26