Changchun Yatai vs Henan Songshan Longmen Match Analysis and Prediction

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Henan Songshan Longmen will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to five matches when they make a trip to take on Changchun Yatai on Monday.

At a time when the hosts find themselves down in 12th spot in the Chinese Super League table after picking up just one win in four matches, Henan Songshan Longmen sit in second place in the standings.

Changchun Yatai would have been contest with their start to the campaign heading itno their encounter with Shandong Taishan, five points coming from three matches.

However, three goals either side of the interval contributed to a huge 4-0 defeat away from home, leaving Chen Yang with much to ponder.

Prior to that, Changchun had conceded just two goals, one of which came in the 90th minute when they managed to defeat Guangzhou City 4-1.

With an away game against Guangzhou City coming after Monday’s contest, Changchun Yatai will know the importance of picking up a positive result on their home turf.

Off the back of a 10th-place finish last season, Henan may have entered the campaign aiming for anything that represented an improvement on their previous effort.

However, they have been impressive since the start of the season, picking up 10 pointc and scoring 12 goals in just four matches.

Although it took a last-minute equaliser to draw with Dalian Pro in the opening match, Javier Pereira’s side have since found their track to appear like a team who can challenge for the title.

A number of players have chiiped in with strikes during the first four games, but Fernando Karanga has stood out with four goals, already matching his total from last season.

While this represents Henan Songshan Longmen’s second of five away matches in succession, Pereira will be confident about defeating a team who were heavily beaten last time out.

Changchun Yatai vs Henan Songshan Longmen head to head

The two teams have previously met on 28 occasions across all competitions, where Changchun have claimed 12 victories while Henan have won seven, and they have drawn in nine. Changchun have scored 31 goals and conceded 22. In their last five meetings, Changchun have won four while they have drawn once.

Henan SSLM 1-2 Changchun Yatai 26/10/16

Changchun Yatai 1-0 Henan SSLM 23/04/17

Henan SSLM 0-2 Changchun Yatai 09/08/17

Changchun Yatai 3-0 Henan SSLM 15/04/18

Henan SSLM 1-1 Changchun Yatai 02/09/18

Changchun Yatai latest home form

Changchun have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Dalian Pro in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded six.

Changchun Yatai 0-2 Guangzhou FC 19/12/21

Changchun Yatai 2-1 Guangzhou City 26/12/21

Changchun Yatai 1-1 Shandong TaiShan 04/01/22

Changchun Yatai 4-1 Guangzhou City 04/06/22

Changchun Yatai 1-1 Dalian Pro 12/06/22

Changchun Yatai latest away form

Changchun have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, as they have won just five most recent matches. They lost 4-0 to Shandong TaiShan in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded eight.

Shandong TaiShan 2-1 Changchun Yatai 22/12/21

Shenzhen 0-1 Changchun Yatai 29/12/21

Guangzhou FC 2-0 Changchun Yatai 01/01/22

Zhejiang Professional 0-0 Changchun Yatai 07/06/22

Shandong TaiShan 4-0 Changchun Yatai 16/06/22

Henan Songshan Longmen latest home form

Henan have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Zhejiang Professional 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded four.

Henan SSLM 1-0 Dalian Pro 25/12/21

Henan SSLM 1-0 Wuhan Yangtze 31/12/21

Henan SSLM 2-2 Dalian Pro 04/06/22

Henan SSLM 4-1 Shandong TaiShan 08/06/22

Henan SSLM 3-1 Zhejiang Professional 11/06/22

Henan Songshan Longmen latest away form

Henan have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They defeated Guangzhou City 3-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Dalian Pro 1-0 Henan SSLM 12/12/21

Wuhan Yangtze 1-1 Henan SSLM 18/12/21

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

Shanghai Shenhua 3-0 Henan SSLM 03/01/22

Guangzhou City 0-3 Henan SSLM 15/06/22

Changchun Yatai news

Changchun Yatai are expected to make a change between the sticks after Wu Yake replaced Liu Weiguo just after the hour mark in the game against Shandong TaiShan.

The back three, which includes former Aston Villa defender Jores Okore, should remain the same, but Wang Huapeng is pushing for a return in midfield.

Henan Songshan Longmen news

Pereira made two changes last time out, with Han Dong and Ma Xingyu both being introduced into action, and he is likely to decide that they should start in this contest.

Du Zhixuan and Zhao Honglue were replacements in the previous game and are likely to feature on the substitutes’ bench.

Prediction and Odds

Off the back of heavy defeat last time out, Changchun Yatai will be looking to bounce back with a positive result on Monday.

However, they take on an in-form Henan Songshan Longmen side who claimed an impressive victory away from home last time out, and we back for a draw or away win.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 2.15