Nantong Zhiyun will visit Phoenix Mountain Sports Park on Saturday for the Super League showdown with home team Chengdu Rongcheng.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Chengdu Rongcheng v Nantong Zhiyun, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Chengdu Rongcheng
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Chengdu Rongcheng will be wanting a better result here following the 1-0 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.
In that game, Chengdu Rongcheng managed 70% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Cangzhou Mighty Lions got 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
Jung-won Seo's Chengdu Rongcheng have found the net 14 times in their prior six outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 5.
Nantong Zhiyun
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After being defeated in their last game at the hands of Wuhan Three Towns in Super League action, Nantong Zhiyun will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Nantong Zhiyun managed 43% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Nantong Zhiyun was Izuchukwu Anthony (83'). At the other end, Wuhan Three Towns had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. Pedro Henrique (37', 49') and Darlan (60') scored for Wuhan Three Towns.
The stats don’t lie, and Nantong Zhiyun have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 8 goals in all. At the back, Nantong Zhiyun have clearly had some problems. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see whether that trend will be sustained in this upcoming game or not.
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Head to head
The previous league contest between these clubs was Super League match day 25 on 17/09/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Nantong Zhiyun 0-2 Chengdu Rongcheng.
That time, Nantong Zhiyun managed 52% possession and 11 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
On the other side, Chengdu Rongcheng got 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Andrigo (39') and Tim Chow (96') scored.
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Team News: Chengdu Rongcheng
The Chengdu Rongcheng boss Jung-won Seo will be happy not to have any fitness concerns at all coming into this game thanks to a completely healthy squad available to choose from.
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Team News: Nantong Zhiyun
Due to a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Nantong Zhiyun boss Qi Zhu has no fitness concerns to report coming into this clash.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, Nantong Zhiyun have enough to get a goal against this Chengdu Rongcheng lineup, however that might not be as many as they’ll concede.
We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Chengdu Rongcheng at full-time. Let’s see what eventuates.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
06:09 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Chengdu Rongcheng
Formed: 2018
Stadium: Phoenix Mountain Sports Park (50,695)
Captain: Tim Chow
Chairman: Li Mingqin
Manager: Jung-won Seo
Competitions: Super League position 7