📊 Form Guide

Qingdao Hainiu

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Qingdao Hainiu will be wanting a better result here following a 1-0 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of Qingdao Youth Island.

In that match, Qingdao Hainiu managed 55% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Qingdao West Coast had 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

It’s been seldom in recent games that Qingdao Hainiu have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Qingdao Hainiu have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals during that time. In any event, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern might be maintained here in this match.

Shandong Luneng

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Since being beaten in their last game against Shanghai Shenhua in Super League action, Shandong Luneng and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Shandong Luneng had 59% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Shanghai Shenhua had 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. João Teixeira (5', 30') was the scorer for Shanghai Shenhua.

Looking at their form, and Shandong Luneng have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. At the back, Shandong Luneng can certainly do much better.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league clash between these clubs was Super League match day 25 on 15/09/2023 which ended up with the score at Shandong Luneng 4-2 Qingdao Hainiu.

On that day, Shandong Luneng had 60% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Crysan (36') and Marouane Fellaini (74').

At the other end, Qingdao Hainiu got 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Qingdao Hainiu

The Qingdao Hainiu boss Yasen Petrov will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match with a fully healthy group available to select from.

ℹ️ Team News: Shandong Luneng

Due to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Shandong Luneng boss Kang-hee Choi has no fitness worries to speak of before this game.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Shandong Luneng can be in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of their chances.

However, Qingdao Hainiu won’t find it easy to break down their defence, although we do think that it’s probable they’ll be scoring as well.

We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 1-3 victory for Shandong Luneng at the end of this one.

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

Andre Moura, 11:05 05/04/2024