Shanghai Shenhua – Guizhou Zhicheng Prediction & Picks (15.08.2018)

Shanghai Shenhua and Guizhou Zhicheng meet at Hongkou Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the CSL. Shanghai Shenhua won out (0-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03-18-2018. The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Shanghai Shenhua:

The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Changchun Yatai, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Shanghai SIPG, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 8 home league matches Shanghai Shenhua has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 15 points out of 24 possible.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 6 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 7 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.

Shanghai Shenhua is a club that has twice won the title of the Chinese Super League, the last in 2003. In addition to the Super League titles, Shanghai Shenhua also won two FA Cups, the last in 2017. The Shanghai Shenhua comes in seventh position of the Chinese Super League 2018, his performance at home has been safe, since in eight games at home he won four, tied three and lost only one, being that more recently, in the last four games who played at home, won three and tied one, in this same order. Now, before the last classified of the competition, the Shanghai Shenhua has great chances to make a good game again and achieve victory.

Guizhou Zhicheng:

The away team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Jiangsu Suning, by (3-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Hebei CFFC, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats in their stadium. For the league, Guizhou Zhicheng won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never got the comeback. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

The Guizhou Zhicheng is a club that was never a champion of the Chinese Super League and that disputed the Chinese League (2nd Division of the Chinese Championship), but in 2016 was runner-up in the Chinese League and won access to the elite of Chinese football. In his first season in the elite, in 2017, Guizhou Zhicheng finished in eighth place, managing the maintenance in the Chinese Super League of 2018, but the team has been doing a terrible campaign, is the last one placed and runs serious risks of descent. His bad position is due to his away games, because in ten games as a visitor he lost seven, tied one and won only two. Now he will again have a game away from home and will have a difficult task, because Shanghai Shenhua is a team that does not usually lose games at home.