Shandong Luneng vs Shanghai Shenhua Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Shandong Luneng

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Shandong Luneng will be looking for an improved result here following a 6-1 Super League defeat last time out to Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

In that match, Shandong Luneng managed 27% possession and 4 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Beijing Guoan had 23 shots on goal with 9 on target. Serginho (47'), Yuning Zhang (76') and Zhang Xizhe (90') scored for Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

It has been all too rare in recent games where Shandong Luneng have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Shandong Luneng have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 14 goals on the way. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Shanghai Shenhua

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Shanghai Shenhua will go into the meeting following on from a 2-0 Super League win versus Wuhan Three Towns in their previous fixture.

In that match, Shanghai Shenhua had 54% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Shanghai Shenhua, the scorers were João Teixeira (21') and André Luís (49'). Wuhan Three Towns had 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.

Indicating their predisposition for eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 22 times in the prior 6 matches in which Shanghai Shenhua have taken to the field, yielding an average of 3.67 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have managed 7 of this grand total.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 11/01/2023 shows us that Shandong Luneng have won 2 of these games & Shanghai Shenhua 4, with the number of draws standing at 0.

A combined total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 5 from Taishan Dui and 11 being from Flower of Shanghai. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.

The last league contest featuring the two was Super League match day 18 on 06/07/2024 when it ended Shanghai Shenhua 6-0 Shandong Luneng.

In that game, Shanghai Shenhua had 67% possession and 20 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Cephas Malele (11', 18', 63'), André Luís (51') and Yu Hanchao (83').

Shandong Luneng had 4 shots on goal with 0 on target.

🧠 Prediction

It’s looking like Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Luneng are both more than capable of scoring here.

We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square with both teams likely to score. That is why we are leaning toward a really entertaining tussle with a 2-2 scoreline by the conclusion of the match.

💵 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, backing Shandong Luneng is available for 2.63, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 & selecting a victory for Shanghai Shenhua comes in at 2.25. They’re the most competitive bets being offered at present.

Andre Moura, 05:02 22/04/2025