Qingdao Youth Island line up against visiting side Sichuan Jiuniu at their home ground in the Super League game on Tuesday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Qingdao Youth Island v Sichuan Jiuniu can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Qingdao Youth Island
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Qingdao Youth Island are hoping to win again following a 3-1 Super League triumph vs Meizhou Hakka.
In that game, Qingdao Youth Island managed 41% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. For Qingdao Youth Island, the goalscorers were Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (18') and Nélson da Luz (67'). Meizhou Hakka had 11 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
It has been all too rare in recent games where Qingdao Youth Island have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Qingdao Youth Island have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 12 goals along the way. We will have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Sichuan Jiuniu
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Sichuan Jiuniu will go into the encounter following on from a 1-0 Super League win with the defeat of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in their previous match.
In that match, Sichuan Jiuniu had 45% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Sichuan Jiuniu was Rade Dugalić (31'). At the other end, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger had 13 shots at goal with 1 on target.
The stats tell the story, and Sichuan Jiuniu have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals in all. In defence, Sichuan Jiuniu have some weaknesses to address.
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Head to head
The previous league game featuring these sides was Super League match day 26 on 22/09/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Qingdao Youth Island 3-2 Sichuan Jiuniu.
On that day, Qingdao Youth Island had 59% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Matheus Índio (21').
Sichuan Jiuniu had 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Rade Dugalić (7', 89' Own goal) and Edu García (13') scored.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Sichuan Jiuniu are certainly able to score a goal against this Qingdao Youth Island outfit, although that realistically won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.
Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Qingdao Youth Island by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s see what happens here.
Peter Guest,
07:03 04/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Qingdao Youth Island
Formed: 2007
Captain: Yong Tian
Manager: Hisashi Kurosaki
Competitions: Super League position 10, Chinese FA Cup (Third Round)