Chengdu Rongcheng face their next test on Friday as they prepare for the impending Chinese FA Cup meeting versus Shandong Luneng.
All Shandong Luneng v Chengdu Rongcheng match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
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Shandong Luneng
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Shandong Luneng will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 1-0 Super League loss in their previous game against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
In that match, Shandong Luneng managed 46% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger had 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Quiles (44') was the scorer for Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
Matches involving Shandong Luneng have usually been entertaining encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen games, a total of 21 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of them coming from Shandong Luneng.
Chengdu Rongcheng
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Henan Jianye in Super League action, Chengdu Rongcheng will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Chengdu Rongcheng managed 49% possession and 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Chengdu Rongcheng was Wei Shihao (8'). Henan had 16 attempts on goal with 9 on target. Cardoso (15') scored for Henan Jianye.
In their previous half-dozen clashes, Chengdu Rongcheng have amassed a tally of 13 goals. Chengdu Rongcheng have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have seen 5 goals scored by their opponents. We will have to find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head clashes stretching back to 10/05/2023 tells us that Shandong Luneng have won 3 of these games and Chengdu Rongcheng 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.
A sum of 13 goals were produced between them in this period, with 7 from Taishan Dui and 6 netted by Chengdu. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.
The last league fixture between these clubs was Super League match day 4 on 02/04/2025 when it finished Shandong Luneng 0-3 Chengdu Rongcheng.
That time, Shandong Luneng had 48% possession and 7 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
Chengdu Rongcheng got 19 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Romulo (45') was the scorer.
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Prediction
It seems to us that Chengdu Rongcheng and Shandong Luneng should end up playing out a closely-fought contest here.
There shouldn’t be much in it, and a high-scoring draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore predicting a high-scoring affair with a 2-2 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.
Andre Moura,
00:00 18/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ 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 6, Chinese FA Cup (Fourth Round)