Dalian Professional vs Shanghai SIPG Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Dalian Professional

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Dalian Professional will be looking for an improved result here after the 1-3 Super League defeat last time out to Shandong Luneng.

In that game, Dalian Professional managed 45% possession and 10 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Shandong Taishan got 11 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Liao Lisheng (41'), Marouane Fellaini (52') and Crysan (83') scored for Shandong Luneng.

It has been seldom in recent times where Dalian Professional have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Dalian Professional have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 12 goals along the way. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, though.

Shanghai SIPG

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Wuhan Three Towns in Super League action, Shanghai SIPG and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Shanghai SIPG had 73% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Wuhan Three Towns got 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Liu Yiming (5') was the scorer for Wuhan Three Towns.

The numbers tell their own story, and Shanghai SIPG have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 6 goals in total. Defensively, Shanghai SIPG certainly have room for improvement.

👥 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs going back to 02/06/2019 tells us that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Dalian Professional. They have not been able to get any victories at all whereas Shanghai SIPG have maintained the edge over them, getting wins in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

A combined sum of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 1 of them from Blue Hawks and 16 coming from The Red Eagles. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

📰 Team News: Dalian Professional

The Dalian Professional manager José González has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this match thanks to a completely healthy group to pick from.

🗞️ Team News: Shanghai SIPG

Thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection, the Shanghai SIPG manager Ivan Leko has no fitness worries to speak of before this clash.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that Dalian Professional would be disappointed if they were not to breach the defence of this Shanghai SIPG outfit, although just one goal possibly won’t quite be enough.

Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a narrow 1-2 winning margin for Shanghai SIPG at full-time. Could easily go either way, this.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:53 05/08/2022