📏 Form Guide

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

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Shijiazhuang Ever Bright will be hoping to bounce back here after a 4-1 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of Shandong Luneng.

In that game, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright managed 32% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 on target. Shandong Taishan got 25 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. Li Yuanyi (39'), Fernandinho (45') and Valeri Qazaishvili (66') scored for Shandong Luneng.

Fixtures involving Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have proved to be entertaining ones of late with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past 6 games, a grand total of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 12 of them belonging to Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out whether such a trend might be maintained in this next game.

Henan Jianye

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Henan Jianye will come into the encounter after a 1-0 Super League win with the downing of Qingdao Hainiu in their most recent outing.

In that match, Henan Jianye had 55% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Qingdao Hainiu had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

The stats don’t lie, and Henan Jianye have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. Defensively, Henan Jianye have some weaknesses to address.

👥 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs stretching back to 27/04/2021 shows that these encounters have not been good ones for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. They have not been able to get any wins at all whereas Henan Jianye have dominated them, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches played.

A total of 15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 2 from Ever Bright and 13 coming from Henan Jianye. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league game between these clubs was Super League match day 28 on 21/10/2023 when it finished Henan Jianye 6-0 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.

In that game, Henan Jianye had 58% possession and 15 shots at goal with 9 on target. Their only player to score was Hildeberto Pereira (67').

For their opponents, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had 17 shots on goal with 8 of them on target.

🗞️ Team News: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

The Shijiazhuang Ever Bright boss Zhao Junzhe has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game owing to a completely healthy group ready to go.

📰 Team News: Henan Jianye

Owing to a fully healthy squad available for selection, the Henan Jianye manager Ki-il Nam does not have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game.

✨ Prediction

We believe that Henan Jianye and Shijiazhuang Ever Bright may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We therefore see a very close game with a 1-1 score at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 11:09 26/04/2024