Shandong Luneng will take to the pitch with visiting rivals Shijiazhuang Ever Bright at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium in this Super League meeting on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Shandong Luneng v Shijiazhuang Ever Bright are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
Shandong Luneng
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Shandong Luneng will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 4-3 Super League loss in their previous game against Shanghai Port.
In that game, Shandong Luneng had 44% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player to score for Shandong Luneng was Pedro Delgado (23'). Shanghai Port had 26 shots at goal with 13 on target. Gustavo (6'), Zhang Linpeng (12' Own goal), Leonardo Cittadini (33') and Wu Lei (54', 73') scored for Shanghai Port.
Kang-hee Choi's Shandong Luneng have hit the back of the net 6 times in their last six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that they have conceded in those same games amounts to 10.
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
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Shijiazhuang Ever Bright will come into the meeting following a 3-2 Super League win to beat Qingdao Youth Island in their last outing.
In that match, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had 32% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, the scorers were Viv Solomon-Otabor (50') and Héber (68'). Qingdao West Coast got 19 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Jean-David Beauguel (6') was the scorer for Qingdao Youth Island.
Zhao Junzhe's Shijiazhuang Ever Bright have found the back of the net 11 times throughout their previous six matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during that period equals 8.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 21/07/2021 tells us that Shandong Luneng have won 4 of these & Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1, with the tally of draws being 1.
In all, 18 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 13 of them from Taishan Dui and 5 for Ever Bright. The average goals per game has been 3.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Super League match day 22 on 13/08/2023 when it ended Shandong Luneng 4-0 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
That time, Shandong Luneng managed 61% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Marouane Fellaini (68', 81'), Li Yuanyi (87') and Crysan (89').
For their opponents, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright got 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
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Team News: Shandong Luneng
The Shandong Luneng manager Kang-hee Choi has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of before this match thanks to a completely healthy group available to choose from.
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Team News: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Owing to a fully healthy group ready to go, the Shijiazhuang Ever Bright boss Zhao Junzhe has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Shandong Luneng will, in all likelihood, dominate possession and create several successful chances.
In contrast, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright will not find it easy getting goals although we do see them converting at least once.
We can therefore see a 3-1 win for Shandong Luneng come full-time.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
07:13 20/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Shandong Luneng
Formed: 1993
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (56,808)
Captain: Zheng Zheng
Chairman: Sun Hua
Manager: Kang-hee Choi
Competitions: Super League position 7