On Saturday, Shanghai Shenhua and Guangzhou will face off at the Hongkou Stadium in a matchday six clash of the 2022 Chinese Super League season with kickoff at 12:10 pm.
Shanghai Shenhua defeated Wuhan FC 2-0 in the Chinese Super League on Monday to move into third place in the league table. Jianrong Zhu scored on the stroke of half time, and Alexander N’Doumbou added a second goal in the 72nd minute.With 13 points from 15 available this season, Shenhua have collected three more points than current leaders Henan Songshan Longmen.
Next up are Saturday’s hosts who have only lost one of the last 10 meetings with their visitors dating back to 2017, but that solitary defeat came in the most recent encounter on June 3, as Saturday’s hosts secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
Guangzhou edged past Hebei in a tight affair on Sunday to pick up their first win of the season at the fifth time of asking.
Liu Zhiyu’s side scored midway through the second period thanks to Liyu Yang, who netted his second goal in as many games, and that was enough to secure all three points at the Jinzhou Stadium.
The South China Tigers have moved up to 16th in the standings and are now level on points with Chengdu Rongcheng in their bid to avoid relegation.
Sh. Shenhua vs Guangzhou Head to Head
Both sides have 25 games against each other with hosts taking 5 wins while visitors with 17 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Shenhua 2-0 Wuhan
- Hebei 1-3 Shenhua
- Shenhua 1-1 Wuhan
- Shenhua 2-0 Shanghai
Away
- Guanzhou 1-0 Hebei
- Shanghai Port 1-0 Guanzhou
- Guanzhou 0-1 Wuhan
- Wuhan 6-0 Guanzhou
Sh. Shenhua Team News
Afrden Asqer is suspended for Guangzhou after he was given his marching orders in the win over Hebei. Shenping Huo is expected to compete with Shibo Liu for the starting goalkeeper position, having recorded a clean sheet versus Hebei.
Guangzhou Team News
Shanghai Shenhua striker Ruofan Liu was absent from Shanghai’s last match due to injury, but he could return to action this weekend. Chenije Zhu scored the only goal for his side in the last edition of this fixture.
Prediction and Odds
Guangzhou are full of confidence following their last victory, but they face a formidable opponent in Shanghai Shenhua, who are riding high at the moment. We predict that the Shanghai side will prevail in the end.
- Home Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Away
