Guizhou Zhicheng and Guangzhou R & F face off at Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, in a match for the 28th day of the CSL. The two teams tied (1-1), on 22-07-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as the Guizhou Zhicheng presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Guizhou Zhicheng:
After 6 wins, 3 draws and 18 losses, the home team is currently in the 16th position, with 21 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Guangzhou Evergrande by (0-3), after in the previous match they have won (3-0) at home, against Dalian Yifang. 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, with 16 goals scored and 39 conceded; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 26 suffered. In the last 10 home league matches Guizhou Zhicheng has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 27 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal.
After the defeat on the last day, Guizhou Zhicheng needs a miracle in this final part to escape the relegation, since he has a disadvantage of 7 points for the first team out of this area and now he has no alternative to not be beat the 3 games that are still to be played, so you must adopt a more offensive stance. The team has presented serious problems, both offensive and defensive, as it scored only 33 goals and is the third worst attack of the competition and suffered no less than 60 goals, having the weakest defense. Playing in his stadium, as in this Friday’s match, Guizhou Zhicheng came from 5 games of invincibility, but he had a terrible performance in the last match, in which once again showed his weakness, both in the attack and in the defense, it is a team that leaves many spaces, but usually has a good offensive volume, so much that scored goals in 8 of the last 9 games in their domains by the Super League. For the confrontation with the Guangzhou R & F, coach Petrescu must instruct his team to fight for a positive result from the beginning, because only the victory interests him, but that will certainly leave the already fragile defense even more unprotected.
Guangzhou R&F:
The away team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Henan Jianye, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Tianjin Quanjian, by (2-6). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 34 suffered. For the league, Guangzhou R & F won 5 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 6 losses in the last away matches and they have not won any of the last 9 away matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 13 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 27 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
The Guangzhou R & F comes in a terrible phase in the Super League, has lost its last 4 games and needs an urgent recovery, as it continues to fall precipitously in the standings and now has only 1 point ahead of the relegation zone. The great problem of the team is its inefficient defense, which suffered 60 goals and is the weakest, next to its next opponent, so much that it suffered 14 goals only in the last 4 rounds, but its attack has good quality and is the fifth better, with 45 goals scored, evidencing the imbalance between the 2 sectors. The R & F is a team that leaves many spaces in its defense, so much that it suffered at least 2 goals in the last nine games, needing to improve a lot in this sector in this final part, to remain in the elite division of China. For the game against Guizhou Zhicheng, the hopes remain for the Israeli midfielder Zahavi, who is the third highest scorer in the competition and the team’s assistant leader, being an essential player in the system of raising.
PREDICTION: X2 @ 1.41
