Shanghai Shenhua vs Henan Songshan Longmen: Chinese Championship Match Prediction
Shanghai Shenhua and Henan Songshan Longmen will play in the 28th round of the Chinese Super League. The hosts are fighting for the title, while the visitors are in the middle of the table. Which of the rivals will be able to win on October 18? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Shanghai Shenhua

Current form
Shanghai Shenhua continues to fight for the title in the Chinese Super League. The team currently occupies second place in the standings, but is only two points behind Shanghai Port. It was to this opponent that Leonid Slutsky men recently lost in the semi-finals of the Chinese Cup with a score of 2:3. After that, they managed to beat Qingdao Hainiu (1:0) in the championship, but in the Champions League the team suffered a major defeat to Malaysian Johor (0:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
Cui Ling, Wilson Manafa and Chengjie Zhu will be out due to injuries
Interesting trends for betting
- The hosts have not played a draw for 11 matches in a row
- The Shanghai club has won five times in a row in the Super League

Henan Songshan Longmen

Current form
Henan Songshan Longmen is no longer a contender for anything this season. The team is in seventh place in the league table, five points behind sixth place. The visitors reached the quarterfinals of the cup, where they lost to Shandong Taishan (1:3). Then the team lost in the championship to Tianjin Tiger (0:1) and Wuhan Three Towns (0:1), but in between these matches there was a victory over Chengdu (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Lee Songyu and Zhong Yi to miss fight due to injuries
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last five matches.
- The club has not drawn in its last six matches.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The last face-to-face match ended with this score
10.00Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in three of the last four head-to-head matches
2.03Tip and bets
The hosts have not been very confident in their recent matches. In four matches there were two defeats and two minimal victories. The visitors are a solid mid-table team and are capable of giving any club a run for their money, so we believe that Shanghai should not expect an easy victory.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+2) on Henan Songshan Longmen for 1.75
Bet on total
The hosts will try to achieve victory without putting in much effort, after all, the club has had many grueling matches in various tournaments recently. Most likely, there won't be many goals here.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on corners
We believe that the hosts will dominate the field throughout the match, which should result in an advantage in corner kicks.
Forecast - handicap (-3.5) on corners for Shanghai Shenhua with odds of 1.96