This fascinating Chinese FA Cup meeting sees Suzhou Dongwu fighting it out with Shanghai Port on Wednesday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Suzhou Dongwu v Shanghai Port can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Suzhou Dongwu
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Suzhou Dongwu are hoping to win again following the 0-4 Chinese FA Cup victory vs Quanzhou Qinggong.
It has not been often in recent times that Suzhou Dongwu have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Suzhou Dongwu have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals on the way. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this game, however.
Shanghai Port
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Last time out, Shanghai Port drew 1-1 in the Super League tie with Shandong Luneng.
In that game, Shanghai Port had 62% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shanghai Port was Wu Lei (85'). On the other side, Shandong Taishan had 20 attempts on goal with 12 on target. Valeri Qazaishvili (57') was the scorer for Shandong Luneng.
Shanghai Port have seen success in front of goal of late, having scored 11 times in their last 6 matches. While their manager Kevin Muscat will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Shanghai Port can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same games.
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Team News: Suzhou Dongwu
The Suzhou Dongwu manager does not have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game with a fully injury-free squad ready to go.
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Team News: Shanghai Port
Shanghai Port boss Kevin Muscat has to choose a team with limited availability. Junling Yan (Ankle injury), Umidjan Yusup (Arm injury) and Zhen'ao Wang (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Shanghai Port will, in all probability, dominate possession and create several successful chances.
In contrast, Suzhou Dongwu might well find it difficult finding the net themselves but we do see them hitting back at some stage, too.
We’re predicting a decent 1-3 winning margin for Shanghai Port at the end of the 90 minutes.
Lucas Pereira,
17:00 20/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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Suzhou Dongwu
Competitions: Chinese FA Cup (Third Round)