Shanghai Port vs Guangzhou FC Match Analysis and Prediction

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Shanghai Port will be looking to pick up back-to-back victories when they play host to Guangzhou FC on Wednesday.

While the hosts are sitting 12th in the table, Guangzhou sit rock bottom of the Chinese Super League after losing their opening three matches.

Shanghai Port suffered two disappointing defeats at the beginning of their campaign, losingto Wuhan FC and Shanghai Shenhua.

In addition to falling to consecutive defeats, Shanghai Port were unable to find the net in their opening two matches, but managed to pick up a positive result in their most recent match against Hebei.

Zhang Linpeng grabbed the opener in the fifth minute and the lead remained at one until the 80th minute when Cherif Ndiaye scored his first goal for the Red Eagles to wrap up the game with a victory for his side.

After picking up their first win of the season, Ivan Leko’s side will be desperate to claim their first home win of the season.

Shanghai Port will be looking to take inspiration from the narrow 1-0 victory that they claimed against Guangzhou FC in the most recent meeting between the two teams in January.

Meanwhile, Guangzhou FC are yet to win a game this season after losing their opening three league matches.

They began the season with a 1-0 defeat to Shanghai Shenhua before they were beaten 6-0 by Wuhan Three Towns in their first away game.

Another defeat came on Saturday, as an 81st-minute goal from Li Peng extended Guangzhou’s poor run of form, with their current 10-game losing streak including a forgettable AFC Champions League campaign.

After failing to score in all 10 of those defeats, Guangzhou will be pessimistic about their chances of claiming a positive result on Wednesday, especially after having also failed to score in their last two meetings with Shanghai Port.

Shanghai Port vs Guangzhou FC head to head

The two teams have previously met on 23 occasions across all competitions, where they have claimed eight victories each while they have drawn in seven. Shanghai Port have scored 30 goals and conceded 40 in the process. In their last five meetings, they have claimed two victories each while drawing once.

Shanghai Port 0-2 Guangzhou FC 14/06/19

Guangzhou FC 0-2 Shanghai Port 24/07/19

Guangzhou FC 2-0 Shanghai Port 23/11/19

Guangzhou FC 0-0 Shanghai Port 22/12/21

Shanghai Port 1-0 Guangzhou FC 04/01/22

Shanghai Port latest home form

Shanghai Port have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having won three of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Wuhan Yangtze in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded four.

Shanghai Port 1-0 Guangzhou City 16/12/21

Shanghai Port 0-2 Shandong TaiShan 19/12/21

Shanghai Port 3-1 Shenzhen 26/12/21

Shanghai Port 1-0 Guangzhou FC 04/01/22

Shanghai Port 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze 04/06/22

Shanghai Port latest away form

Shanghai Port have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just two of their ten most recent matches. They defeated Hebei FC 2-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.

Guangzhou City 1-2 Shanghai Port 29/12/21

Shandong TaiShan 2-2 Shanghai Port 01/01/22

Shandong TaiShan 1-0 Shanghai Port 09/01/22

Shanghai Shenhua 2-0 Shanghai Port 08/06/22

Hebei FC 0-2 Shanghai Port 11/06/22

Guangzhou FC latest home form

Guangzhou FC have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have lost each of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Wuhan Yangtze in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have conceded 17 goals without scoring.

Guangzhou FC 0-8 Kawasaki Frontale 18/04/22

Guangzhou FC 0-5 Ulsan 24/04/22

Guangzhou FC 0-2 Johor Darul Ta’zim 27/04/22

Guangzhou FC 0-1 Shanghai Shenhua 03/06/22

Guangzhou FC 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze 11/06/22

Guangzhou FC latest away form

Guangzhou FC have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their five most recent matches. They lost 6-0 to Wuhan Three Towns in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have conceded 16 goals without scoring.

Shanghai Port 1-0 Guangzhou FC 04/01/22

Johor Darul Ta’zim 5-0 Guangzhou FC 15/04/22

Ulsan 3-0 Guangzhou FC 21/04/22

Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 Guangzhou FC 30/04/22

Wuhan Three Towns 6-0 Guangzhou FC 11/06/22

Shanghai Port news

Shanghai Port are expected to select the same back three for the fourth successive game, with Li Ang, Wang Shenchao and Zhang Linpeng set to continue in the backline.

Liu Zhurun should return to the starting lineup in place of Liu Baiyang, while Fu Huan will retain his place at right wing-back.

Guangzhou FC news

Tyias Browning has started the last two matches, and he is expected to continue at the centre-back alongside Li Yang.

Hou Yu could return to the starting XI after featuring on the bench on Saturday, while Zheng Shengxiong is also expected to return to the side after dropping out of the starting lineup against Wuhan.

Prediction and Odds

While Guangzhou are currently deprived of confidence after losing their opening three matches, Shanghai Port will have taken encouragement from their first victory of the season.

Even though we expect a closely-fought contest between the two sides, we think that Guangzhou’s poor run of form is set to continue on Wednesday.

Odds: 1 2.10 X 2.00 2 2.30