The Super League tie at Changchun Stadium on Sunday sees home side Changchun Yatai go into battle with Shanghai Shenhua.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Changchun Yatai v Shanghai Shenhua game - as well as the best betting odds.
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Changchun Yatai
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Changchun Yatai will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 Super League loss in their previous game against Beijing Sinobo Guoan.
In that game, Changchun Yatai had 30% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Changchun Yatai was Tan Long (88'). For their opponents, Beijing Guoan had 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Zhang Xizhe (18') was the scorer for Beijing Sinobo Guoan.
It has been all too rare in recent games that Changchun Yatai haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Changchun Yatai have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 13 goals along the way.
Shanghai Shenhua
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Shanghai Shenhua will go into the game after a 2-3 Chinese FA Cup win vs Shanghai Port in their last match.
The only scorer from Shanghai Shenhua was Luís (45', 50', 67'). Gabrielzinho (46') and Gustavo (59') scored for Shanghai Port.
In as many as 6 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Shanghai Shenhua, three or more goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per match during that time is 3.83, with the number of goals averaged by Shanghai Shenhua working out to 2.83. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head meetings stretching back to 03/11/2022 tells us that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Changchun Yatai. They have not been able to register any wins at all whereas Shanghai Shenhua have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches.
In all, 14 goals were produced between them in this period, with 5 of them for Yatai and 9 netted by Flower of Shanghai. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The last league fixture between the two was Super League match day 1 on 22/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 Changchun Yatai.
On that occasion, Shanghai Shenhua managed 61% possession and 23 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The goalscorers were Mineiro (29') and Luís (97').
For their opponents, Changchun Yatai had 5 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Tan Long (42') scored.
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Team News: Changchun Yatai
There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Changchun Yatai boss Chen Yang to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Robert Beric (Fracture of fibula shaft) won’t play.
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Team News: Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua boss Leonid Slutskiy has some current player fitness concerns. Pengfei Xie (Bone-Bruise-Syndrome) and Saulo Mineiro (Torn thigh muscle) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, Changchun Yatai have the ability to score a goal against this Shanghai Shenhua team, but one goal possibly won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
Therefore, we’re predicting a very close game with a 1-2 winning score for Shanghai Shenhua when the referee blows the final whistle. It should be a decent one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the full-time result market, a victory for Changchun Yatai is available for 8, betting on the draw is 5 & taking a punt on the winner to be Shanghai Shenhua will get you 1.3. These are the most competitive bets that can be secured at the moment.
Peter Guest,
08:01 25/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Changchun Yatai
Formed: 1996
Stadium: Changchun Stadium (38,500)
Captain: Sérgio Serginho
Chairman: Zeng Jiaofeng
Manager: Chen Yang
Competitions: Super League position 16