Shanghai Shenhua will be hosting Shenzhen FC at the Hongkou Football Stadium as both teams currently reside at the 13th and 14th spot in the league.
Match Details:
Date- Thursday, September 26
Time- 5:00 PM (IST)
Venue- Hongkou Football Stadium
Shanghai Shenhua Team News
Shanghai with six wins, six draws, and 12 defeats finds itself at the 12th spot in the Chinese Super League
Post the 3-2 win in the Chinese FA Cup semi-final round against Dalian Aerbin, Shanghai Shenhua faced defeat to Tianjin Teda and a draw against Shandong Luneng.
Odion Ighalo might be in the team sheet for the upcoming league fixture.
Shanghai don’t seem to have any injury concerns prior to the game versus Shenzhen FC.
Current Form- W|W|D|D|L|D
Shenzhen FC Team News:
Shenzhen finds itself in an unwanted territory with just two wins in 25 league games they’ve featured in. Shenzhen FC has been a part of 12 wins and 11 defeats this season.
Their second only win in the league was registered was against Guangzhou R&F. Shenzhen won in a comprehensive manner as they scored four and didn’t concede one.
Post the win, Shenzhen was involved in a draw with Beijing Gaon, followed by a defeat to Dalian Aerbin.
Shenzhen FC just like Shanghai Shenhua don’t have any injury updates.
Current Form- L|L|D|W|D|L
Predicted Lineups
Shanghai Shenhua- Shuai, Yunqiu, Chenjie, Peng, Jiajum; Yunding, Shilin, Yongpo, Shaarawy; Moreno, Shin-Wook
Shenzhen FC- Wei; Zhen, Yiming, Q Wei, Shinar; Chao, Qiang, Selnaes; Yuanyi, Mary, Sousa
Key Points
Shanghai Shenhua has won four games to Shenzhen FC’s two wins in the last six encounters between the two clubs.
Shanghai Shenhua has won its last six home games against Shenzhen FC.
Shenzhen FC has failed to score in seven of their last nine away games in the Chinese Super League.
Shenzhen FC has lost eight of their last ten away game in the league.
Dyego Sousa will be the central figure to rely on goal for Shenzhen FC. The Brazillian centre-forward has scored two and assisted one in five appearances.
Kim Shin-Wook has impressed mightily as the forward has scored eight goals and assisted twice in seven appearances for Shanghai Shenhua.
Giovanni Moreno has done well too with ten goals and three assists for Shanghai in 23 appearances.
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