Shanghai SIPG – Kashima Prediction & Picks (16.05.2018)

On Wednesday, the Shanghai SIP hosts Kashima Antlers at the Shanghai Stadium for the return game of the AFC Champions’ round of 16. We will have a match between two good teams and they made similar campaigns in the group stage, so we must have a balanced game and that can be decided in small details. In the first duel between both the Japanese won by 3×1 and now they have a good advantage.

Shanghai SIPG:

The defeat by the 3×1 score was unexpected for the Shanghai SIPG and that leaves him in a very complicated situation, but it is not impossible to reverse if he has determination and will power. It is clear that you will need to work a lot on the field and even have a bit of good fortune, but if you present good football and with quality you will be able to reach your goals. No doubt that in their current match the tendency is that there are difficulties, but still enter a determined field and wanting to get something good, being that from the beginning of the game will be behind something positive. If the Shanghai SIPG manages to have a great performance you should not have problems to obtain a favorable score, but if you make a mistake or lack of attention you can be surprised by the opponent and be eliminated from the Asian Champions League.

Kashima:

It was a very important victory for Kashima Antlers in the first leg of the round of 16, so the 3×1 score leaves him one step away from the next phase of the AFC Champions. Undoubtedly the Japanese will not want to be eliminated, so they hope to maintain the good level of play and repeat the performance, because that way they will reduce the chances of obtaining a negative score and consequently they will be closer to their goal. Regularity is the most important thing for a team that wants to achieve great achievements and that is why Kashima Antlers wants a marker in their favor, being that even away from their domains it is possible to achieve what you want. The visiting team knows that they have a quality squad to play well and victory is something that is quite possible to happen, so they will try to impose their rhythm of play to try to reduce the difficulty of obtaining a good result.