Qingdao Hainiu head to Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Thursday for the Super League fixture with home team Shandong Luneng.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Shandong Luneng v Qingdao Hainiu, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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Shandong Luneng
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Shandong Luneng will be hoping for a better result after a 0-1 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of Shanghai Shenhua.
In that match, Shandong Luneng managed 56% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Shanghai Shenhua had 14 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Matches with Shandong Luneng have often been engaging affairs recently with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past six clashes alone, a grand total of 24 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 12 of these being chalked up by Shandong Luneng. Such a trend wonโt necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.
Qingdao Hainiu
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Last time out, Qingdao Hainiu drew 1-1 in the Super League tie with Meizhou Hakka.
In that match, Qingdao Hainiu managed 59% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Qingdao Hainiu was Wellington Silva (81'). For their opponents, Meizhou Hakka had 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (12') scored for Meizhou Hakka.
Looking at their form, and Qingdao Hainiu have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 10 goals in total. Defensively, Qingdao Hainiu have some weaknesses to address.
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Head to head
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Super League match day 19 on 13/07/2024 when it ended Shandong Luneng 1-1 Qingdao Hainiu.
In that match, Shandong Luneng had 60% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Li Yuanyi (20').
At the other end, Qingdao Hainiu had 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. Diego Lopes (27') was the scorer.
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Prediction
It looks to us like Qingdao Hainiu will surely find it tough to score against a Shandong Luneng team who should be able to own this match if all goes as we expect it to.
We can see a convincing 3-0 winning margin for Shandong Luneng at full-time.
Peter Guest,
09:06 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Shandong Luneng
Formed: 1993
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium (56,808)
Captain: Zheng Zheng
Chairman: Sun Hua
Manager: Kang-hee Choi
Competitions: Super League position 5, Chinese FA Cup (Third Round)