Shandong Luneng and Changchun Yatai meet at Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, in a match for the 28th round of the CSL. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 07-21-2018, Shandong Luneng got an away win by (1-2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 22-07-2017, in a match for the CSL that ended with Shandong Luneng’s victory by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by Gil (45 ‘), P. Cissé (46’) and Diego Tardelli (57 ‘), for Shandong Luneng, and O. Ighalo (48′ and 81 ‘), for Changchun Yatai. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as the Shandong Luneng presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Shandong Luneng:
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 51 points won, after 15 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Tianjin Teda, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Shanghai SIPG, by (4-2). 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 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Shandong Luneng won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 13 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so he has not presented great defensive solidity, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 13 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 5 of the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Shandong Luneng is a club that has already won four Chinese Super League titles, being the most recent title conquered in 2010, as well as having five Chinese FA Cup titles and one Chinese Super Cup, due in 2015. In this In this season, the team is making a good campaign in the national championship, winning 51 of the 81 points played so far, thus being among the first classified, but quite far from the leader. When observing the performance of Shandong Luneng at home, we see that the team lost only one of the last twelve games they played at home, in addition to having achieved nine victories in those games. We believe that in this confrontation the Shandong Luneng will again be superior to the adversary and thus guarantee a victory.
Changchun Yatai:
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in a match against Beijing Guoan, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Chongqing Lifan, by (1-2). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Changchun Yatai has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. 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 at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 13 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 15 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The Changchun Yatai is a club that has already won the Super League (Chinese League) once, a title it won in 2007, as well as having been runner-up in the competition in 2009. In the current season, the team has been campaigning irregularly, that conquered 31 of the 81 points played so far, thus occupying the eleventh position in the national competition, being very far from the first classified, but only three points behind the relegation zone. As a visitor, the Changchun Yatai has a very weak performance, winning only three of the thirteen matches he played outside the home, in addition to having suffered more than 1.5 goals in eight of them. We believe that in this match the Changchun Yatai will play another game in which he will suffer goals and suffer a negative score.
PREDICTION: Shandong Luneng to win @ 1.48
