Shanghai Shenhua Changchun Yatai betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 1^st position of the league, with 6 points won. In their debut, they won in a home match against Shandong Luneng, by (1‑0). In the second round, they won in an away match against Meizhou Hakka, by (0‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 14 conceded. Shenhua has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 13 of the last 18 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 18 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (61'‑75'); they have conceded 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Shanghai Shenhua is aiming for a stable campaign in this edition of the Chinese Super League, where they are likely to have more difficulties in the fight for the access to continental competitions next season. After two rounds of matches, the team led by coach Jingui Wu is in form, with six points, the same as Shanghai Port and Changchun Yatai, in the 3rd place in the table, two points above Tianjin Teda and Chengdu Rongcheng. After beating Shandong Taishan (1-0) at home in their opening match, Shanghai Shenhua made their first away victory too, when they visited Meizhou Hakka (0-1) last Friday.

Confirmed Lineup: Ma Zhen, Jiang Shenglong, Lin Cui, Zhu Chenjie, Xi Wu, Cao Yunding, João Teixeira, Haoyang Xu, Ibrahim Amadou, Cephas Malele, Macario Hing-Glover.
Coach: K. Choi.