Guoan vs Shandong Prediction

The away team is currently in 5th place, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Meizhou Hakka, by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Changchun Yatai, by (2‑2). In the league, Shandong won 13 points out of 24 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 away matches.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 away games. In their league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0‑0 (3 in 8 games). Their attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency for few goals, as 5 of their last 8 games for the competition ended with Under 2.5 goals. In 16 games for the Super League, they conceded the first goal 6 times but managed to turn the score around in 2. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they scored 10 of their 28 goals between minutes (76' -90').

Shandong Taishan had the conditions to be in the fight for the title, but they have lacked consistency. Just look at the fact that they have only won 2 of their last 5 games. It is true that they are a very difficult team to beat, and their last defeat dates back to April, at Shanghai Port. However, a team that is a contender for the title cannot afford to lose points regularly, especially in games against much lesser-ranked opponents, such as Meizhou Hakka (0-0) or Changchun Yatai (2-2). With 30 points, and only 1 behind Beijing Gouan and 2 behind Chengdu Rongcheng, their main objective will be to reach 3rd place. To achieve this, it is essential that Shandong Taishan start to improve in games of high difficulty. However, so far they have only won at Chengdu Rongcheng by (0-1). They lost to Shanghai Shenhua (0-3) and lost to Shanghai Port by (4-3). This opponent promises to be a tough nut to crack once again. In the last 5 times that Shandong Taishan has played at Beijing Gouan, 4 games have ended in a draw and only 1 win for the home team.

Confirmed lineup: Dalei Wang, Liu Yang, Zheng Zheng, Jadson, Lisheng Liao, Yuanyi Li, Huang Zhengyu, Wenneng Xie, Valeri Qazaishvili, Xinghan Wu, Crysan.
Technician: K. Choi.