Wuhan Yangtze vs Cangzhou Mighty Lions Match Analysis and Prediction

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Wuhan Yangtze will take on Cangzhou Mighty Lions at the Dongxihu Sports Centre on Thursday, with the two teams separated by just two points and one place in the Chinese Super League standings.

The visitors head into the midweek contest fresh off the back of a victory over league leaders Wuhan Three Towns and will be looking to build on that result.

Wuhan were left handed for the third game in a row as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Changchun Yatai when the side met last Saturday.

Li Jinyu’s side head into Thursday on a run of three successive defeats, scoring once and conceding seven goals in that period, while they have picked up just one point from their most recent five matches since August’s 5-0 victory over Guangzhou City.

Wuhan have picked up five wins, two draws and lost 10 of their 17 matches this season to collect 17 points and sit 14th in the Super League standings, a place and two points above their upcoming opponents.

Meanwhile, Cangzhou Mighty Lions returned to winning ways in fashion when they beat first-placed Wuhan Three Towns 4-3 at the Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium last weekend.

Summer signing Jose Kante turned in a performance if the highest quality as he scored all four goals to condemn the league leaders to their first defeat of the season.

Svetozar Sapuric’s side were previously on a run of five consecutive matches without a win, collecting two points from a possible 15 since their 2-0 home win over Guangzhou FC on August 7.

While Cangzhou Mighty Lions will be looking to build on last weekend’s victory, next up for them is the tough task of facing Wuhan at the Dongxihu Sports Centre, where they have failed to win any of their last four visits since May 2017.

Wuhan Yangtze vs Cangzhou Mighty Lions head to head

These two teams have previously met on 14 occasions across two competitions, where Wuhan have claimed six victories while Cangzhou have won five, and they have drawn in three. Wuhan have scored 14 goals and conceded 13. In their last five meetings, they have each won twice and drawn once.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-0 Wuhan Yangtze 11/09/20

Wuhan Yangtze 0-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 07/11/20

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-2 Wuhan Yangtze 11/11/20

Wuhan Yangtze 4-2 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 12/12/21

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

Wuhan Yangzte latest home form

Wuhan Yangtze have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their five most recent matches. They were beaten 3-0 by Shenzhen in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 13.

Wuhan Yangtze 2-2 Shanghai Shenhua 12/07/22

Wuhan Yangtze 1-4 Beijing Guoan 17/08/22

Wuhan Yangtze 2-2 Henan SSLM 21/08/22

Wuhan Yangtze 1-2 Shandong TiaShan 27/08/22

Wuhan Yangtze 0-3 Shenzhen 20/09/22

Wuhan Yangtze latest away form

Wuhan Yangtze have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Changchun Yatai in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 11.

Hebei FC 2-1 Wuhan Yangtze 30/06/22

Wuhan Three Towns 5-0 Wuhan Yangtze 08/07/22

Meizhou Hakka 2-1 Wuhan Yangtze 07/08/22

Guangzhou City 0-5 Wuhan Yangtze 13/08/22

Changchun Yatai 2-0 Wuhan Yangtze 24/09/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions latest home form

Cangzhou have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their 10 most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Shanghai Port in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-0 Guangzhou FC 07/08/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0-2 Shandong TaiShan 12/08/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-1 Zhejiang Professional 24/08/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 1-2 Changchun Yatai 28/08/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 0-0 Shanghai Port 01/09/22

Cangzhou Mighty Lions latest away form

Cangzhou defeated Wuhan Three Towns 4-3 in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their previous five matches. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 13.

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

Rongcheng 1-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 04/07/22

Tianjin JMT 3-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 12/07/22

Dalian Pro 2-0 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 18/08/22

Wuhan Three Towns 3-4 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 24/09/22

Wuhan Yangtze news

After watching his side fail to score for the second game on the bounce, Jinyu could make a few changes at the attacking end of the pitch, with Jingbin Wang coming into the side.

Former Nurnberg striker Felicio Brown Forbes should retain his place in the final third, alongside Rentian Hu.

Cangzhou Mighty Lions news

Former Legia Warszawa man Jose Kante should spearhead the visitors’ attack once again, alongside Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere and Oscar Taty Maritu, who has three goals this season.

Sapuric will be unable to call upon Chuangyi Lin, who was forced off injured midway through the game against Wuhan Three Towns last weekend.

Prediction and Odds

Following their victory over Wuhan Three Towns, Cangzhou Mighty Lions will head into Thursday with renewed belief as they look to move clear of the relegation zone.

Sapuric’s side face a struggling Wuhan side who are currently winless in five consecutive games, and we predict another win for the visitors on Thursday.

Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 2.20