Guangzhou R & F and Chongqing Lifan meet at Yuexiushan Stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the CSL. The two teams tied (2-2), on 02-03-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 23- 09-2018, for the CSL, the two teams tied by (1-1). Xiao Zhi (68 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Guangzhou R & F, and Huang Zhengyu (58′ Autogolo), for Chongqing Lifan. Attention to the house factor, since the Guangzhou R & F usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Guangzhou :
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Beijing Guoan, by (3-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Henan Jianye, 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, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the league, Guangzhou R & F won 14 points out of 21 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 home 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 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 18 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 4 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 6 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
With a negative global campaign, taking into account the club’s objectives at the beginning of the season, the R & D of Guangzhou comes to this match of round 16 of the Chinese Super League just after finishing a sequence of four consecutive games without winning, in the one he lost three times. In the last round, the team led by Serbian Dragan Stojkovic, received and defeated Henan Jianye 2-0 in a game marked by the absence of Eran Zehavi, the top scorer of the team and the entire league, with 16 goals in 14 games It was also the turn of the Israeli Dia Seba to shine, with two goals scored, which allowed the return to the triumphs of the Guanghzou R & F, after the defeat in the visit to the leader Beijing Guoan.
Chongqing Lifan:
The away team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Wuhan Zall, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Tianjin Teda, by (1-0). 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, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 16 suffered. For the league, Chongqing Lifan won 9 points out of 18 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 matches as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 6 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 4 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 9 of their 23 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Chonqing Lifan has been one of the great surprises of this edition of the Chinese championship, coming to this day with a very comfortable campaign, taking into account that the goal is to achieve maintenance. On the last day, the team of Dutchman Jordi Cruyff took the second consecutive victory and the fifth game without losing in the championship, after a 1-0 win at home against Tianjin Teda, in a game marked by the effectiveness of Chonqing Lifan, with a goal scored by Fernandinho Silva at minute 49, despite the greater number of attacks by the German team Stielike. By winning consecutively, Chongqing Lifan achieved something he had not managed to do since the start of the championship, when he won three consecutive games.
PREDICTION: Guangzhou R&F to win @ 1,80
