Meizhou Hakka vs Shenzhen Match Analysis and Prediction

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Meizhou Hakka have an encounter with Shenzhen at the Wuhua Hengpi Football Town on Sunday in the round eight of the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign.

The hosts are looking to record consecutive wins for the first time since the turn of the year, while the visitors aim to end a run of three matches without a win.

Meizhou Hakka managed to claim a first win in four games through an impressive 4-1 thrashing of Cangzhou Mighty Lions on Wednesday.

They raced to a commanding lead at half time through goals from Rade Dugalic and Rodrigo Henrique before Nebojsa Kosovic and Hongbon Yin grabbed second-half goals to confirm the victory.

Having picked up 10 points from a possible 21 this season, Meizhou have moved up to seventh place in the standings, and things are looking up once again.

They now face the challenge of an opposing side who have lost just one of the last six meetings between the teams, winning the other five by a combined score of 13-3.

However, the solitary defeat in that time came in the most recent meeting on June 13 when Meizhou Hakka claimed a dramatic 2-1 victory.

Meanwhile, Shenzhen just about came up short in a thrilling 3-2 clash with Tianjin Jinmen Tiger at the Meixian Tsang Hin-Chi Stadium on Wednesday.

The Youth Army led 2-1 at half time through goals from Lin Gao and Yue Xu either side of Dun Ba’s strike, but Ba found his second of the game just before the hour mark before Robert Beric compeleted the turnaround midway through the second half.

Lee Jang-Soo’s side currently occupy 10th place in the league standings but would leapfrog Meizhou Hakka should they manage to claim all three points, and they will need to keep things tight at the back if they are to achieve that.

Meizhou Hakka vs Shenzhen head to head

The two teams have previously met on seven occasions in the League One and Super League, where Meizhou have claimed two victories while Shenzhen have won five. Meizhou have scored seven goals and conceded 15 in the process. In their last five meetings, Shenzhen have won four while Meizhou have won one.

Meizhou Hakka 0-1 Shenzhen 08/04/17

Shenzhen 3-1 Meizhou Hakka 23/07/17

Shenzhen 4-1 Meizhou Hakka 13/05/18

Meizhou Hakka 1-3 Shenzhen 20/09/18

Shenzhen 1-2 Meizhou Hakka 13/06/22

Meizhou Hakka latest home form

Meizhou Hakka have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They defeated Cangzhou Mighty Lions 4-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Meizhou Hakka 1-2 Rongcheng 12/12/21

Meizhou Hakka 1-1 Kunshan 22/12/21

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

Meizhou Hakka 2-2 Beijing Guoan 17/06/22

Meizhou Hakka 4-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 29/06/22

Meizhou Hakka latest away form

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

Wuhan Three Towns 1-0 Meizhou Hakka 18/12/21

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

Shenzhen 1-2 Meizhou Hakka 13/06/22

Rongcheng 0-0 Meizhou Hakka 20/06/22

Tianjin JMT 1-0 Meizhou Hakka 25/06/22

Shenzhen latest home form

Shenzhen have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 3-2 to Tianjin JMT in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.

Shenzhen 0-1 Beijing Guoan 04/01/22

Shenzhen 2-0 Rongcheng 04/06/22

Shenzhen 1-2 Meizhou Hakka 13/06/22

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

Shenzhen 2-3 Tianjin JMT 29/06/22

Shenzhen latest away form

Shenzhen have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their eight most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with Rongcheng in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 10.

Shanghai Port 3-1 Shenzhen 26/12/21

Hebei FC 0-1 Shenzhen 01/01/22

Tianjin JMT 1-2 Shenzhen 09/06/22

Beijing Guoan 4-1 Shenzhen 21/06/22

Rongcheng 2-2 Shenzhen 26/06/22

Meizhou Hakka news

Meizhou Hakka’s Nebojsa Kosovic has been directly involved in six of his side’s 10 goals, and he will be aiming to add on to his tally on Sunday.

Hongbo Yin could be rewarded with a starting appearance this weekend after he came off the bench to good effect last time out.

Shenzhen news

Shenzhen’s Wai-Tsun Dai has recorded the most assists so far – with four – making the midfielder one to keep an eye on.

Lin Gao found the back of the net on his return to the starting XI, and the 36-year-old should get the nod to feature right from the onset once again.

Prediction and Odds

The teams head into the contest separated in the league standings only on goal difference, which suggests that a tight affair is expected in this one.

However, following their impressive 4-1 victory over Cangzhou Mighty Lions last time out, we are tipping the hosts to claim another home victory on Sunday.

Odds: 1 1.92 X 2.05 2 2.20